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Old 02-27-2022, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dougjb View Post
If the medical profession informs us that a fourth or fifth dose is necessary, I don't see why people suddenly become the "experts" and reject sound medical advice. Do you take an annual flu shot? If you don't, is that a choice? That choice might mean you expose YOURSELF to getting ill, not others. Not getting a Covid booster is not for you alone; it is for the others that you might just infect due to your "choice". Personally, I have never heard of a "choice" where your decision allows you to put others in harm's way. Moreover, by not getting boosters when the medical profession recommends it allows the virus to mutate once again, perhaps into something even nastier than what we have already experienced.

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Get the shot and quit your whining!

I'm not whining, but I think that I am going to skip the booster and any more until I feel I might need it. I am not going to let someone on here tell me to "get the shot...etc." just because they are scared of catching it. The shot does not keep me from giving it to you. It might help me,,,period. I got my two shots and I have had covid, therefore I have an idea of what my body can accept. Next week there is a likelihood that they will tell us to return to normal.

And yes, the military requires one to be vaccinated. However, I did not get vaccinated for the flu and was still able to work. I spent ten of my years in the military without getting the flu shot. No repercussions.

If you want to get the shot then go for it. No one is stopping you. Do not presume to demand that I get it, on the pretense that it is going to protect you.

I am not anti-vax. I've had plenty of vaccinations when I traveled overseas. But, some medications I won't take because I do not believe I need them. Example: if I do not intend on traveling to a hot spot, I am not going to take malaria medication. But, that is just me and I will NOT advise anyone else on whether they should or should not get their shots. That is a personal decision.