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Originally Posted by mickey100
I find it hard to believe people won't get Covid shots. There are so many false claims circulating about the shots, and people don't seem to be able to ascertain what is true and what isn't. What we do know is that the vaccines been given to millions of people, are safe, and very good at preventing serious or fatal cases of Covid. The risk of serious side effects from these vaccines is tiny, similiar to what would be expected with any other vaccine. And it gives some protection against long Covid. I have 2 friends who contracted long covid as a result of infection before shots were available, and it has changed their lives forever. But the Covid virus mutates and new strains are circulating that our previous vaccinations aren't going to be effective for, like what we experience with the flu. The population will need periodic boosters. You get an annual flu shot, right? Your doctor is recommending a Covid booster. Try listening to him or her.
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Then you should definitely get boosters once or twice a year, if this is your opinion. My doctor advised against my getting it. That, along with my research led me to decide against getting the shot and subsequent boosters. Not arguing that you shouldn't get them, again your choice. What should be agreed upon is that public officials need to be more prudent in what they say. The amount of harm done by calling one view conspiracy nuts, only to reverse what you said a year later irreparably damages the trust people have.