Just by happenstance quite close to the same percentage who voted for Trump earlier this month?I Shrugged wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:24 pm Back to topic, a national poll just found that 42% of people said they will not get vaccinated.
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Just by happenstance quite close to the same percentage who voted for Trump earlier this month?I Shrugged wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:24 pm Back to topic, a national poll just found that 42% of people said they will not get vaccinated.
I just saw CNN release a poll that said 42% of Americans are anti-social-distancing thought criminals.I Shrugged wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:24 pm Back to topic, a national poll just found that 42% of people said they will not get vaccinated.
Author? Ayn Rand? If not, who?SomeDude wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:05 pmI just saw CNN release a poll that said 42% of Americans are anti-social-distancing thought criminals.I Shrugged wrote: ↑Wed Nov 25, 2020 3:24 pm Back to topic, a national poll just found that 42% of people said they will not get vaccinated.
BTW - my wife sometimes accuses me of being a misogynist and anti-immigrant, then I remind her my favorite philosopher is a chain smoking Russian woman.
We the Living is a very important read for people to see what kind of society we're headed into.
I encourage everyone I know to read Anthem.
Best wishes. Please let us know your experience. I'm still contemplating but leaning heavily toward getting vaccinated whenever my place in line comes up. My daughter-in-law (hospital admin) just got the first shot, said it was like a flu shot. No biggie. My nurse daughter is still leaning no - says not enough time to have evaluated long term consequences.
In all seriousness, I think the vaccine will be net positive - especially for anyone in a risk group, or as in your case, good for your business. And if it turns out that I need it to fly overseas, I'll be asking for the front of the line.MangoMan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:50 pmGlad to oblige. If that was your attempt to dissuade me, you'll have to do better tho.Mark Leavy wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:36 pmHell no. I'm all in favor of anyone not me getting the vaccine early and often.
Thank you for your service.
Of course I wouldn't do that. But, I'll explain my reasoning for the decisions I made, and let's see if that helps. It all boils down to benefit vs. risk - which is what should guide any medical decision.
Mountaineer wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:01 am
Best wishes. Please let us know your experience. I'm still contemplating but leaning heavily toward getting vaccinated whenever my place in line comes up. My daughter-in-law (hospital admin) just got the first shot, said it was like a flu shot. No biggie. My nurse daughter is still leaning no - says not enough time to have evaluated long term consequences.
If you're going to be a research subject, I'd suggest you sign up for a study that pays. Having regularly done this for tuition money while working in a university research lab, this is something I know a fair bit about. The ones that require you to drink something radioactive are generally the most lucrative.
Technically true, but:
see also:
The Vatican has taken a stand on the issue. In 2017, the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life said that lack of vaccinations represents a serious health risk.
They stated, "In the past, vaccines had been prepared using cells from aborted human fetuses, however currently used cell lines are very distant from the original abortions ... today it is no longer necessary to obtain cells from new voluntary abortions, and that the cell lines on which the vaccines are based in are derived solely from two fetuses originally aborted in the 1960’s."
Couldn't agree more.SomeDude wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 9:37 pm I'm in group C. I'm skeptical COVID is even a thing. I think if we weren't testing for it, we might not know anything was different. Maybe this would go down as a bad flu year, but maybe not. Probably not.
Taking this vaccine seems crazy to me, not just for me, but for anyone. Its not even a vaccine right? Its gene therapy. Who knows what else it will screw up in your body.
If i was really worried about getting the flu, I'd avoid contact with people as much as possible until i was no longer worried.
I started to "get my life back" yesterday. I went grocery shopping and i saw an elderly man without a mask on. I took mine off and asked him if anyone hassles him for not wearing. He said nope, no one says anything. So i finished shopping with mine off.
In my estimation, COVID will end when we stop testing and stop wearing masks.
Xan, if the vaccine would indeed give you your life back, i.e. lead to relaxing of mask/distancing/lockdowns, then I could understand that. However, it won't - and it's not because politicians are lying. They're not. They're telling us straight-up that lockdowns, mask mandates, distancing etc will continue. You don't get to not wear a mask or throw a dinner party because you got the vaccine.
Same exact thing here (Phoenix, AZ). Some people are very conservative and careful regarding COVID, others are behaving and experiencing daily life little different from 2019. It seems to be mostly up to the individual, and you can make your own choice whether to go out to a packed bar, or avoid it due to COVID or any other reason you like. However special events, shows, concerts and things like that are an exception unfortunately.Xan wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:27 am I'm not sure what y'all are talking about. Maybe it's different in CA or NY, but here, all the constraints are self-imposed. My kids' indoor bounce place is closed because people don't want to go there. Nobody's hosting or attending dinner parties because they think it isn't a good idea. I think restaurants are mandated to max 50% capacity. Other than that there isn't much government involvement.
I don't care whose fault it is: the virus itself, government, people. The vaccine will let everybody get back to normal and I can't wait.