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Would you have the vaccine...

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Klaudia14 · 02/08/2020 14:56

Just curious. Yes or no is fine.

If the vaccine against Covid19 was offered to you would you have it?

I'm not an anti vaccinations at all ( though I don't take my dog for boosters and do a titre test to check his immunity) but I don't feel like there would be enough testing done on a rushed vaccine. It would be hard one in our little household as DH is totally for it and I'm totally against at moment! We're not in a vulnerable/shielding group, both early 40's with a teenager. Both keyworkers but not on frontline.

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Coriandersucks · 02/08/2020 22:01

@Covid1984 oh go back to one of your tedious fb groups

IncrediblySadToo · 02/08/2020 22:06

@Fosler

No. No way. I've never had the flu jab either. Whatever health problems I have had were caused by bad lifestyle choices.
Sorry, can you explain that? I don't understand.
raviolidreaming · 02/08/2020 22:07

I hear they want to "test" it on the Africans first

What anti-vax echo chamber did you hear this in, because it's total bollocks.

AmelieTaylor · 02/08/2020 22:18

Do any of the people who just said 'no' (or variations there of) feel able to say why not.

I'm offered the flu jab every year (diabetic) but I've never had it. I know it only Annecdotal but I know so many that get the flu after having the flu jab that it puts me off

I have never had the flu, so it seemed like 'tempting fate'.

So I admit I haven't looked into it properly.

I though it varies year on year & some years it did contain the live virus?

If it doesn't, so it supposedly can't cause you to have the flu, can any one explain why loads of people seem to get the flu after having the vaccine (and I know it only protects against a few strains each year, so they could get a different one.

I need to understand about the flu vaccine.

I will get the covid one IF it's the Oxford one.

If it's not I need to understand the process for approval here & I'd want to know what the Oxford team think about it.

I hope I'm right in putting my faith in our Oxford team

What I do know is I'm prepared to take a large amount of risk rather than die from Covid with no family/friends able to be with me, feeling the way that has been described. It's not dying that scares me, it's the way you do that terrifies me

Sunshinegirl82 · 02/08/2020 22:29

@AmelieTaylor

You cannot get the flu from the flu vaccine. You can feel a bit rough for a few days as your immune system reacts to the vaccine. It also takes a couple of weeks to work and in that time you could catch flu or another virus.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/flu-vaccine-side-effects/

I've had the flu vaccine every year since I was about 18 and haven't had the flu at all since then (20 years). I had it once when I was 16 and I still remember how awful I felt, it's why I always get the vaccine. I pay for it as not entitled to it on the nhs except when I was pregnant.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 02/08/2020 22:32

@AmelieTaylor the reason I'm leaning towards no is that statistically I'm very unlikely to die from Covid - I'm white, female, 30, very healthy. On a personal level I'm more concerned about the risk of an accelerated vaccine than I am about Covid. I'd be happy to wait and see if there were any ill effects before I had it.

PatchworkElmer · 02/08/2020 22:36

Absolutely

Uhoh2020 · 02/08/2020 22:36

Probably not and I wouldn't want my dc having just yet either like they do the flu jab /nasal spray

pourmeanotherglass · 02/08/2020 22:37

Yes. I've signed up for the trials but not been contacted yet.

Pillypocket666 · 02/08/2020 22:37

I have always been no. I am autoimmune and don't have flu jab either. However I am so fed up if it means getting back to some semblance of living, count me in.

NewNewt · 02/08/2020 22:37

Fuck yes!

Luckily I understand the science so its a no brainer for me.

VinylDetective · 02/08/2020 22:40

I’ll be first in the queue.

Ohfredcomeon · 02/08/2020 22:43

No

MissConductUS · 02/08/2020 23:01

I hear they want to "test" it on the Africans first

I guess they've moved Texas to Africa. Who knew?

COVID-19 vaccine trials are underway in Dallas-Fort Worth

I understand the attraction of a vaccine that was developed in the UK, but it's probably best to wait for the safety and efficacy data before making up your mind.

IHTC · 02/08/2020 23:17

No

itsaratrap · 02/08/2020 23:18

Yes, where do I sign?

SengaStrawberry · 02/08/2020 23:21

What I do know is I'm prepared to take a large amount of risk rather than die from Covid with no family/friends able to be with me, feeling the way that has been described. It's not dying that scares me, it's the way you do that terrifies me

I’m also prepared to take a risk to myself to help society get back to normal. I think living like this for too long will be worse than dying of Covid, for me anyway.

DebLou47 · 02/08/2020 23:28

@NewNewt

Fuck yes!

Luckily I understand the science so its a no brainer for me.

Please tell more am intrigued there are so many Anti vaxers
MissConductUS · 03/08/2020 00:42

Please tell more am intrigued there are so many Anti vaxers

This may help. Note the menu bar on the left with additional short articles, particularly "Vaccine Myths Debunked"

Understanding Vaccines

I also understand the basic science behind vaccines, as I understand that their use saves millions of lives per year. Vaccines and antibiotics have been the two greatest triumphs of medicine. Neither are completely risk free, but the benefits vastly outweigh the risks.

Part of what makes this so aggravating for me is the certainty that a year from now I'm going to have new covid patients showing up in the ED who could have had the vaccine but refused it.

DidSheReallySayThat20 · 03/08/2020 01:20

Yes

Sienna9522 · 03/08/2020 01:30

No

G5000 · 03/08/2020 06:45

So the people saying no, are you happy never to go back to normal, remain between lockdowns indefinitely? Or are you expecting everybody else to get the vaccine you deem too risky for yourself?

sunseekin · 03/08/2020 06:48

Yes, a lot of the rushing through is a financial risk rather than a health one. Normally they’d wait for successes before investing loads of money but I think it’ll still be safe. Think the oxford one uses technology that has been used for vaccinations before?

HairyToity · 03/08/2020 06:59

Yes, depending on who develops the vaccine. This may sound silly but I'd trust the Oxford vaccine, but be concerned on san American vaccine (as I'd worry the Americans are so profit driven and gung ho they'd rush it through - the Boeing 737 sticks in my mind).

MissConductUS · 03/08/2020 09:22

@HairyToity

Yes, depending on who develops the vaccine. This may sound silly but I'd trust the Oxford vaccine, but be concerned on san American vaccine (as I'd worry the Americans are so profit driven and gung ho they'd rush it through - the Boeing 737 sticks in my mind).
I just thought I'd point out that Oxford, some of the key researchers there and AstraZeneca all stand to profit handsomely from the vaccine they're developing:

[[https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-oxfords-covid-19-vaccine-succeeds-layers-of-private-investors-could-profit-11596373722?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1 If Oxford’s Covid-19 Vaccine Succeeds, Layers of Private Investors Could Profit

  • The 900-year-old university is competing with the world’s pharmaceutical giants on a jab for Covid-19]]