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Originally Posted by Aces4
"Mess we are in"? This is the first time I've seen it indicated that politics is the reason people are refusing the vaccine. Which party would they be following since one party pushed the development and implementation of the the vaccinations and the other party continues to push for the administration of vaccines? Both political parties are involved with the vaccine.
But for some there is a general caution as to the danger of taking an unvetted medication, there are those who have already had covid and refuse to be vaccinated, there are those who cannot be vaccinated and then there are those who worked through the pandemic, had coworkers get covid and they didn't.
There was a news piece tonight that stated it may be necessary to revaccinate people because they don't know if the first series of shots will remain effective very long. Hang on, the ride will be interesting.
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I understand that all the reasons are not the same. But I also know there is a big piece of it that is group-think, no individual thinking needed.
I know 2 people who have medical conditions that make risk outweigh benefit. But today, I spent some time with another person who battled Covid in January. It has left her with after-effects.
When we went to get our vaccines in February and March, I carried an epi-pen in my purse because Mr. B has had some allergic reactions — penicillin, sulfa drugs, and once a bee sting — not the same thing — I knew that — but I chose to minimize risk. It was all so new and I was worried. But we chose potential benefit over risk. (He was fine.)
I wrote a post in a recent thread about a big mouth talk radio personality in my hometown who changed his anti-vaxxing rants and started telling his loyalists to get the vaccine after seeing Covid for real, including losing a good friend to the virus. He has been back-pedaling like crazy lately. But whipping easy marks into a frenzy pays him handsomely so he jumped right in — at first.
(Anyway, Aces4, when you quoted me above, I had not edited for typos and had not added the thing at the bottom about how I know I need to stop engaging in these types of threads. Too predictable.)
The vaccine issue is multi-faceted. I addressed one facet in the post you quoted. But — it’s a facet — for sure.
Boomer
PS: In that thread about remembered posters, you said you miss Fumar and Muncle. Hey, that’s something we can definitely agree on. Smart guys — and each with a terrific sense of humor and a way with words. You must have been lurking for a while before you joined because Muncle left us in 2009, I think. He was my worthy opponent in debate — and we had a lot of fun with silly threads.