Why aren't you vaccinated yet? [CLOSED DUE TO POLITICS]

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by alphasaur

It's for sure deadlier if you're older and or have other comorbidities. In 30 and under risk of death is fairly low even compared to something like Flu. For children, it's near zero.

Death is not the only metric we should be looking at though. It is a novel disease so we don't know if it might cause you to develop some sort of fibrosis or cancer or cardiac abnormality in 30 years. There does seem to be evidence that covid causes some long-term issues.

Look at something like HPV where it was implicated in cervical cancer at a relatively long period of time after the disease was discovered.

In my opinion this is why the vaccine is lower risk than the disease and why I chose to get it, along with protecting my patients and family members.

For covid and the vaccine, I just shrug when people mention long term effects. We won't know those for whatever period is considered long term lol.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Wally86

It does make me wonder if politicians (most in those age brackets for sure) weren't blowing things out of proportion because they were most at risk lol. e.

Well, let's look at it in a different way.

Georgia has 14 deaths per 100,000 population from car accidents.

It had 188 deaths per 100,000 from COVID.

Don't you think that if the auto death rate suddenly increased by 1334% or so there would be some serious noise going on to get whatever is broken fixed?

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Well, let's look at it in a different way.

Georgia has 14 deaths per 100,000 population from car accidents.

It had 188 deaths per 100,000 from COVID.

Don't you think that if the auto death rate suddenly increased by 1334% or so there would be some serious noise going on to get whatever is broken fixed?

Honestly, no unless guns were involved lol.



Georgia via the CDC
Heart Disease: 175.5 (per 100,000)
COVID-19 Death Rate (12 months ending in Q3 2020): 52.1 (per 100,000)
Accidents: 42.2 (per 100,000)
Firearm Injury Death Rate: 15.8 (per 100,000)

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Wally86

Honestly, no unless guns were involved lol.

Accidents listed are more than car accidents.
The COVID rate listed is from 2020. It's much higher now.

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Accidents listed are more than car accidents.
The COVID rate listed is from 2020. It's much higher now.

Wally86 adds an lol to the end of every post. I suppose this is all humourous to him?

I have a friend who has that habit. Sometimes you have to wonder why.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by Enigmeerkat

Why aren't I vaccinated yet?

Well despite having a severe phobia of needles, the single reason I'm not vaccinated yet is that vaccination isn't available yet for people under 40 years of age in my country (unless you're a front line worker or have some other co-morbidity).

Sitting here eagerly waiting my turn!

Not sure how it'll be there (probably the same). Here I didn't even feel the 2nd one, and I only noticed the first because the pharmacist had me hold up my t-shirt sleeve so I had to be aware of it, lol.

You'll be just fine. Helps if you have a stress ball or similar, or have something else you can fidget with for a distraction.

[Capt Spaulding]

Originally Posted by wbradley

Wally86 adds an lol to the end of every post. I suppose this is all humourous to him?

I have a friend who has that habit. Sometimes you have to wonder why.

I wouldn't and don't think anything of it. i have friends and relatives who temd to chuckle at the end of many sentences. Sometimes at what seem like less than appropriate moments. I chalk it up to a nervous tic. Wally just does it with his fingers.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by alphasaur

I know which disease I'd rather catch, and it's not the one with a 100% mortality rate.

As I stated previously, covid-19 poses a greater risk to a population/community due to how easily it spreads. It poses less of a risk to an individual.

Originally Posted by Wally86

Disease B has killed 10000 times more people but is 99% less deadly?

You have enough hours in a month to work both?

Welcome to the land of the willfully obtuse. Just kidding. Not welcome. You've been here all along.

Originally Posted by Enigmeerkat

Why aren't I vaccinated yet?

Well despite having a severe phobia of needles, the single reason I'm not vaccinated yet is that vaccination isn't available yet for people under 40 years of age in my country (unless you're a front line worker or have some other co-morbidity).

Sitting here eagerly waiting my turn!

I have a severe needle phobia as well, and my tail wagged as I got the shots. Hoping things go quickly for you.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

I wouldn't and don't think anything of it. i have friends and relatives who temd to chuckle at the end of many sentences. Sometimes at what seem like less than appropriate moments. I chalk it up to a nervous tic. Wally just does it with his fingers.

That's what it is in verbal discussions. Many younger folks these days can't help but add LOL and such after a text from pure habit.

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by weederr33

That's what it is in verbal discussions. Many younger folks these days can't help but add LOL and such after a text from pure habit.

I get it I need to be sensitive to all age groups and personality types. Nice day out, can't wait until things get back to normal again. I'm feeling good about being vaccinated but will feel better after the second shot. LOL

Just be careful if posting online condolences for someone departed, which is the norm these days. You can't edit them.

I recently congratulated a family on their son's bris, saying I'm glad he made the cut LOL online only to realize it had me under my alias Facebook ID, Richard Head which I was unable to edit. LOL

[weederr33]

...Wut.

[alphasaur]

Originally Posted by wbradley

I get it I need to be sensitive to all age groups and personality types. Nice day out, can't wait until things get back to normal again. I'm feeling good about being vaccinated but will feel better after the second shot. LOL

Imagine a family doctor or a nuclear reactor operator that finished every correspondence with LOL.

If it's any consolation risk is severely mitigated after the first shot (I tested positive for antibodies 10 days post first shot) and hospitalization rate after first shot approaches zero according to moderna/pfizer studies.

Hoping you don't have shit side effects post 2nd shot, I was wrecked!

Also

[Wally86]

Originally Posted by weederr33

That's what it is in verbal discussions. Many younger folks these days can't help but add LOL and such after a text from pure habit.

I'll be 40 in a couple of months lol (Legit, laughed out loud... again)

Originally Posted by EAGLE5

Welcome to the land of the willfully obtuse. Just kidding. Not welcome. You've been here all along.

That's aCute

Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

I wouldn't and don't think anything of it. i have friends and relatives who temd to chuckle at the end of many sentences. Sometimes at what seem like less than appropriate moments. I chalk it up to a nervous tic. Wally just does it with his fingers.

Could be. I do it in texts too though. Hmmm...

Originally Posted by wbradley

Wally86 adds an lol to the end of every post. I suppose this is all humourous to him?

I have a friend who has that habit. Sometimes you have to wonder why.

Because everything is funny to me

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Wally86

I'll be 40 in a couple of months lol (Legit, laughed out loud... again)



That's aCute


Could be. I do it in texts too though. Hmmm...



Because everything is funny to me

My God man, lol. What's up with that?! hahaha