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Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

Looking back at all the excellent statistics and information passed out by lots of reliable sources since the start of this thing, along with the impeachable contradictory statements and edicts I have one question:

Are going to bet your life on it? Any of it?

chessylady · ‎05-01-2010

It is sad that so many people reject a vaccine that has been developed to protect against severe illness and death. It is not just an individual decision, it impacts family, neighbors and the entire country. We praise our military who selflessly give their lives for our country. Yet pockets of people around the country accept wild rumors instead of their own doctor's advice. They are unwilling to take a small risk to protect their families and their country.

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

I have a loved one who turned 42 in the hospital with covid, and the next day went on a vent and has been on one ever since. Its nearing 40 days. He was not vaccinated.

I'm in Arkansas and our numbers are up to 1000 today and we haven't been that high since mid Febuary.

I'm praying these vaccines will protect us against these new variants as well as we have been told.

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

@Susan Louise wrote:
A hospital in Springfield, Missouri is currently overwhelmed with patients with the delta variant. I read “out of ventilators” & hospital staff are “exhausted”

Oy...it's not even near Fall/Winter yet and the surges have only just begun.

Yep, and I'm about 2 1/2 hours from Branson Mo, which is less than an hour from Springfield and people here are still going to Branson/Springfield on vacations and posting it on fb.

I don't need anything I cannot order.

On another note, my dh is working from home, but there are still several working on site. And he gets info about covid cases, and today his employer sent out an email saying they have 10 cases currently covid positive and 5 more in quarantine. These are the hightest numbers from his work in several months.

I know a lot of people out there are refusing to get vaccinated.

happycat · ‎09-18-2010

@On It wrote:
@Mindy D Please keep posting your research. I find it most informative and that you are typically well ahead of my news sources. I appreciate your efforts and willingness to share the latest facts with us.

Me too. Thank you for the info, @Mindy D.

Frontporchgal · ‎07-07-2021

I saw news about the Lambda variant being of concern because it mutates differently that the previously identified variants. Scientist say that means current vaccines won't be effective against it. I don't know how they can possibly j ow anything conclusively about something so new. Viruses constantly mutate and change...doubtful we will ever know everything there is to know about the horrid virus that started it all.

NicksmomESQ · ‎08-19-2014

My brother-in-law died of Covid a few weeks ago. He was 75 years old & refused to get vaccinated.. He was an educated man who just didn't believe that it could happen to him. He was on a ventilator for almost a month. My DH & I couldn't even attend his funeral which was out of state. Because DH was undergoing his cancer treatment at the time.

If anyone out there doesn't believe this virus & it's variants are real that's your choice.You will have to live with it . I hope you won't have to die with it like my brother-in-law did.My DH is devastated & is very angry at his brother.A vaccine could have saved his life.

agb80 · ‎10-16-2020

A friend of mine (60ish) has a history of blood clots in her legs and has blood type A. She is the one who pushed the vaccine urging me and my husband not to delay and to get it as soon as possible. I believe she's on blood thinners because of her condition and I've read that blood thinners protects people from further damage of side affects from the vaccine if one is predisposed to that. She came through her two rounds of vaccine just fine. My husband is also on blood thinners although not from blood clots; I am not on any medication. But she is the reason we persisted in trying to find appointments and it wasn't until March that we finally had shot #1 and in April shot #2. I don't want to wear a mask now in the summer but even when you wait until you are at the entrance of the store before putting it on, the Delta variant is so transmissible one can catch it just passing by someone who is contagious, according to scientists. A lessor bout of covid won't be the same for each person who has been vaccinated and I don't like to be sick and I don't like going to the doctor. In fact, we've never even been tested but I want to have an antibody test when it is recommended for a booster. Defies all logic that this wasn't required before receiving any shots.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@agb80 wrote:
A friend of mine (60ish) has a history of blood clots in her legs and has blood type A. She is the one who pushed the vaccine urging me and my husband not to delay and to get it as soon as possible. I believe she's on blood thinners because of her condition and I've read that blood thinners protects people from further damage of side affects from the vaccine if one is predisposed to that. She came through her two rounds of vaccine just fine. My husband is also on blood thinners although not from blood clots; I am not on any medication. But she is the reason we persisted in trying to find appointments and it wasn't until March that we finally had shot #1 and in April shot #2. I don't want to wear a mask now in the summer but even when you wait until you are at the entrance of the store before putting it on, the Delta variant is so transmissible one can catch it just passing by someone who is contagious, according to scientists. A lessor bout of covid won't be the same for each person who has been vaccinated and I don't like to be sick and I don't like going to the doctor. In fact, we've never even been tested but I want to have an antibody test when it is recommended for a booster. Defies all logic that this wasn't required before receiving any shots.

@agb80, the recommedation across the board is that those who had Covid still should get the vaccine. So that is probably the reason that they don't test for antibodies.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:
@On It wrote:
@ThinkingOutLoud wrote:
Source?
The sources are listed in the original post.
They weren't when the op first posted which is why I asked.

@ThinkingOutLoud

The source was included when first posted.

All sorts of wild theories based on personal bias are one thing,

discrediting another poster based on personal bias is low.

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