Originally Posted by dms4rn (Post 1902292)

I work as an RN. I don’t know anyone in my profession willing to take the vaccine. Rushed to market without thorough testing. Unknown side effects down the road. What’s the point if you still have to wear a face diaper and get re-vaccinated every year for something with a > than 99% survival rate?

Originally Posted by tsmall22204 (Post 1902298)

Sulpose you are in the 1% group. It is like putting on a seat belt there is a 99% chance you will NOT be in an accident but you do it as a secondary protection method.

Originally Posted by oneclickplus (Post 1902350)

Actually, no. That can also happen if enough people are exposed to the virus and their God-given immune systems respond and create and immunity.

Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1902337)

What's the point? A person will not die of Covid, that is the point. A person will not have the "long haul" effects of Covid if they do survive. That's the point.

You claim there is a huge percentage that people survive Covid, BUT that small percentage of people who don't survive can be a real killer! I guess you and your health care professional friends are willing to take that gamble??? Good luck to you all.

Masking will eventually be a thing of the past once our population reaches herd immunity. That will only happen if enough people are vaccinated.

Originally Posted by dms4rn (Post 1902292)

I work as an RN. I don’t know anyone in my profession willing to take the vaccine. Rushed to market without thorough testing. Unknown side effects down the road. What’s the point if you still have to wear a face diaper and get re-vaccinated every year for something with a > than 99% survival rate?

Originally Posted by Cheapbas (Post 1902325)

Sorry, not sure I fully believe those saying medical professionals refusing.

This is mRNA, a different technology, not the old method of injecting dead cells.

They have been working on this since 2005, making great strides which is why it was ready in under a year. This will be the model of the future and will enable faster responses.

Fauci could not have said it better

“ The speed is a reflection of years of work that went before,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, told The Associated Press. “That’s what the public has to understand.”

Creating vaccines and having results from rigorous studies less than a year after the world discovered a never-before-seen disease is incredible, cutting years off normal development. But the two U.S. frontrunners are made in a way that promises speedier development may become the norm — especially if they prove to work long-term as well as early testing suggests.”

For the anti-vaxers posting here, thanks for your “ this is the way we’ve always done it” input. You’re outdated.

Originally Posted by Robbie0723 (Post 1902261)

You've repeatedly stated medical professionals refusing vaccine, what's your source?

The only study I've found had that rate at 19%, about the same as the general population. Of that 19%, over half worked in retirement communities. Which explains the high infection rates in those facilities...

Where do you work?

Originally Posted by davephan (Post 1902349)

Eventually, not having the vaccination shot could deny you air travel, cruises, mass transit, and other large crowd gatherings.