you guys peace of mind to "live free". At least that is what we have been told. So, you still have to wear a mask and now the fear monger Fauci is still telling you to not go out to eat. But the MSM will continue to trot this schmuck out to keep the fear narrative going.
Link: https://www.foxnews.com/media/fauci-dont-eat-indoors-even-after-getting-vaccine
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Felt comfortable. Need to be vaxxed to get in. It’s good to be at the point where we have these choices.
to do...NOW!...but I also hear from our ID and ICU Docs and realize that this COVID battle is a dynamic one that is far from over, so I've got to maintain my learned diligence. Are we going to see the G-kids?...absolutely...no problem...but venturing out in crowded environments hasn't yet got the 'all clear' signal yet. I should say that the ICU Doc is part of a study that is indicating - with early returns - that fully vaccinated folks are not COVID spreaders, so I'm hoping the study will wrap up shortly with no change in findings.
We're not talking about "forever" with the cautious guidelines...just a little bit longer...probably (hopefully) this summer...it depends a lot on reducing the number of non-vaxers.
I kid.
Enjoy the grandkids.
Vaccinated about a month ago and the degree of relief (freedom?) is palpable.
I hear you on being cautious and that sounds like a thoughtful approach. I am sure we all have different levels of comfort... but for me, hot fries at a pizza place (still just 50% occupied) seemed both safe and "back to normal."
Be positive (stay negative!)
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- We are still learning how well vaccines prevent you from spreading the virus that causes COVID-19 to others, even if you do not have symptoms.
- We’re also still learning how long COVID-19 vaccines protect people.
- We are still learning how many people have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before most people can be considered protected (population immunity).
- We are still learning how effective the vaccines are against new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.
What we do know is that if you are vaxed, it is highly unlikely you will become deathly ill. The vaccine does not prevent you from getting Covid, it only trains your body on how to respond to it when you do get it.
in protecting against getting the virus. Not perfect but high. How long that lasts, they don’t know. I fully expect to need a booster. In the meantime, no one who has been vaxxed has died of the disease. That is absolute worst case.
It’s all about choice and comfort level. I am comfortable in groups of other vaxxed people. Some may not be. They should protect themselves accordingly.
I have not got the vaccine and really don't see the need of it since I, and the rest of my family, all had Covid in November/December. My wife and I had our antibodies checked about 3 weeks ago and we still have antibodies. The puzzling thing to me, no one can confirm if any of the vaccines actually prevent you from getting Covid or spreading Covid if you do get it. They are all afraid that you can still get Covid and spread it, but not have any symptoms. How do we get over 1 year into the design/manufacture/testing/trials of a vaccine and they cannot tell us definitively if it prevents you from getting the virus?
the studies have shown that the vax blocks transmission in over 90% of cases. Sooo, if you are close contact exposed to 10 positive people on a bad day, you are protected for 9 of them. The studies have also shown that if the virus does break through and infect, in 100% of such cases there is no serious illness or death. I like those odds, but I see why caution is still being urged. Mandates need to go though when everyone has a chance to get it.
this country safe and alive...for over a year now...every day. they've held the hands of 560,000 people who didn't make it, and fought like hell to save many, many more...and with only 20% of the country fully vaccinated, there are still nearly 1,000 deaths per day, with case counts rising...it's not over, despite your protestations.
Get vaccinated and be an example for all your friends/family...with any luck, we'll reduce this virus to the "seasonal flu" regime.
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the COVID-19 vaccines? Especially when the institutions that brought you those earlier drugs are so positive about these.
Prone
to a leading medical journal...meanwhile, over 126 million COVID-19 shots administered with no safety concerns...and no attributable deaths.
What was your point again?
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...side effects in the first days or months. Side effects could be long term (decades) or even generational. So, you can't really say they are safe with just months of testing. I notice many are not saying they will last a lifetime...because we've only had months of testing. There is no way to know. You also cannot say that they are safe for a lifetime...because we've only had months of testing. This really is an experiment on the human population.
Having said that, I got mine.
And, eftg1: You can always get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It has had little testing as well, but at least it is based on old vaccine technology of teaching your immune system about the threat it needs to fight, rather than chemically/forcefully reprogramming your cells to make the weapons to stop it.
And Tyrone, you can't just say, "They are vaccines" as if that handles what eftg is saying. They are new.
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the "however" I know you're expecting ;-)...
The mRNA vaccines, while new, are the result of research going back decades by thousands of talented and knowledgable investigators from many related fields...plus they utilized "standard procedures" for testing and evaluation before gaining approval for production/distribution...with voluminous tracking methods being employed as we speak.
The incredible benefits that this technology provides are a quantum jump from where we used to be...much faster response to new pathogens, plus the ability to rapidly adjust and 'tweak' the product as problematic variants emerge. Any rational decision maker would do what has and is being done, given the alternative of waiting 'a lifetime' for proof that the technology had absolutely no uncertainties and suffering the obvious consequences...you getting one of them shows you to be one of those types.
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by vax herd immunity. This is why we will be living with this for years and people who don’t have to die will.
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