Vaccine would you??

[Christmasfairy2020]

Hi
So I was speaking with a relative (NHS professional) yesterday whom was discussing the anticipated vaccine. So we are in lockdown and things wont change really til we get a vaccine. Yet lots of people you talk to do not want the vaccine.

So would you have the vaccine tomorrow if it was available to everyone
Yea - ofcourse I would and my children as well.

No - I want more research first

Yes, in a heartbeat.

Yes. Risks are not going to be higher than with the flu vaccine and even if the effectiveness is only 50-60% it will go a long way to achieving herd immunity.

Yes, I do not want my family or I to be infected with Covid. I struggle to understand those who are willing to take the gamble.

Yes like a shot. I know far too many people who have had it mildly who have had long term effects. Considering COVID to be trivial because most people don’t die is foolish imo - even in its mild form it is a very damaging disease.

I believe that the fastest vaccine ever created so far was for mumps and that took 4? years

The Covid19 vaccine won't be a "new" vaccine. All the components are already part of other vaccines and fully tested on humans as individual elements. It's apparently the reason why it can be on the market so fast and, in fact the only thing delaying production will be the billions of vials essential to mass market it.

As to why there has never been a vaccine against a corona virus....well there was no money available to fund a vaccine against a virus affecting a very small part of the population specially when the population was not in first world countries.

www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/scientists-were-close-coronavirus-vaccine-years-ago-then-money-dried-n1150091

Yes, I would, and have registered for trials.

My husband and I both applied to the trials. He got accepted and I haven't so far. We would both have it immediately.

No I wouldn't

Less than half the population will be offered it. Priority will be care workers and the elderly. Those under 18 will not be offered it.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-vaccine-when-uk-population-age-b791949.html%3famp

Absolutely and would volunteer for a trial.

I actually think people shouldn't be able to travel internationally if they refuse to have one.

Yes

Yes. I’m over 50 and asthmatic so I have been ultra-cautious since before the first lockdown and I want my life back. I have a flu jab every year with absolutely no issues, so I would much rather have the vaccine than take my chances with covid.

No absolutely not. I'm not a guinea pig. I do have massive respect for those who do volunteer for the trials and I'm absolutely not an antivaxxer- my children and I are all fully vaccinated- but I like to know what the side effects/longer term effects are before I make a decision about a vaccination.

My MIL has signed up and been accepted for the trial tho!

Yes, I signed up for the trial but I am still breastfeeding, so they don't want me at the moment.

I doubt I'll be offered it for a while though, as I'm young-ish and have no other risk factors. Lots of my colleagues (scientists and doctors, but not directly involved in vaccine research) have had the trial vaccines and they are all fine.

The efforts from the scientific community have been unprecedented, things are moving quickly because of the numbers of researchers involved, funds available and prioritised paperwork, not because corners are being cut in safety protocols.

You work on new HIV drugs? Great, here's some funding to see if you can come up with something to treat covid.

You look at ways to model cholera spread after a tsunami? Excellent, have a grant to apply that to covid.

You think you can modify a drug detection system so that it can instantly detect and identify a virus. Sounds good, can you make one to specifically detect covid?

I'm very hopeful that things will be looking better by next summer! And we, as a species, will be well prepared for when the next pandemic virus strikes.

I think it is like 50/ 50 really. Obviously most people will not be offered the vaccine however it is interesting to know lots will not - rightly so have a vaccine (personal choice) but we are isolating until we have vaccine? I would have the vaccine if required x

So it is generally mixed then. I would happily have the vaccine. But it isnt until you ask people that you find alot will not. Which obviously is peoples entitlement. Most likely most people will not be offered such vaccine anyways. :)

So it is generally mixed then. I would happily have the vaccine. But it isnt until you ask people that you find alot will not. Which obviously is peoples entitlement. Most likely most people will not be offered such vaccine anyways. :)

Yes, in a heartbeat.

Not until more time has gone on with regards to trials and adverse reactions .

Not until more time has gone on with regards to trials and adverse reactions .

Yes I would have it if offered. My child too.
(I hope I do not get repeated posts! It seems to be a problen in MN today)

Hell yes, in a heartbeat!

Although my two DC, in their 20s, say they’ll take their chances without a vaccine.

I really hope I get offered it because I work in a school.

Yes, definitely.

I had the Oxford vaccine (or the placebo) back in May and the booster mid August so an obvious yes from me. It is an extremely well run trial and we should be rightly proud of the U.K., scientists, Gov that backed it financially and British public that volunteered particularly the phase 1volunteers. Not me, I was the later phase.