To be weary of the vaccines?

[PunkyPirate]

Will you be getting it?

Will you be allowing your children to get it?

I'm curious to peoples responses as my social media seems to be full of posts from people mocking those who will get the vaccine.

I'm by no means an anti Vaxer. Myself and my children have had all vaccinations and have the flu jab yearly. My only worry is that not enough is known about the long term side effects.

[titchy]

@Lourdes12

The covid vaccine is going to degenerate human health gradually in a way which cannot be linked to the vaccine

Yeah but think of the signal strength!

[AllWashedOut]

In a society you are not a completely free individual. If you want to participate in that society you have to abide by certain rules and fulfil obligations....How does “love conquer all” if someone is insisting on boarding a plane or visiting a theme park when they could be spreading a disease?

By that reasoning, no one, ever, would be allowed outside their homes.

[Littlewhitedove2]

@HotSince63

I am just not sure about it. I don't think the developers of the vaccine or the government will tell us enough about it to reassure me. It feels rushed. I know people will come on and say it's been rushed through quicker than other vaccines purely because of the amount of money thrown at it and that doesn't compromise it's safety. I don't know.

I feel it's a moot point anyway. My GP did a social media post about it, a very sensible and level post, about the logistics of administering it, and if I were to be offered it (given I'm in a younger age bracket, no underlying health conditions, no real need to be one of the first in the queue for it), I doubt it's going to be this side of 2022.

Are you over 18? If so then most likely you will have been offered it by September so you will need to make a decision either way by then

[Littlewhitedove2]

@ddl1

Why do you want restrictions to be placed on people should have body autonomy and who have the right to be cautious about these new vaccines?

Because other people also have body autonomy and the right to be cautious about getting exposed to diseases. And some business owners may choose to cater to people from this group.

Personally, while happy to get most vaccines, I happen to be reluctant to get the yellow fever vaccine; and I accept that this means that I can't go to countries that require it. I don't go around saying that this makes me a victim of some evil tyranny.

If you had a reaction to a new vaccine (short or long term) it's likely that you are going to be held back as well you know.

If I get long Covid, I will certainly be held back, and that is far more likely!

But if they made the yellow fever vaccine mandatory here in your own country, how would you feel?

[Littlewhitedove2]

@laxxy

I thought the gov were not aiming to vaccinate the entire population anyway? That's going to take a long time if so

All adults by September

[ddl1]

But if they made the yellow fever vaccine mandatory here in your own country, how would you feel?

I would consider it stupid because yellow fever is not endemic in the UK.

If it was, then I would take it.

But no one is going to make any vaccine mandatory. You may have certain restrictions (mostly from private organizations) if you don't get it. I cannot drive because of some visual processing limitations. That certainly restricts my life, but I accept it as necessary for public safety as well as my own. No one says that everyone should be allowed to drive for the sake of 'liberty'.

[Littlewhitedove2]

@ddl1

But if they made the yellow fever vaccine mandatory here in your own country, how would you feel?

I would consider it stupid because yellow fever is not endemic in the UK.

If it was, then I would take it.

But no one is going to make any vaccine mandatory. You may have certain restrictions (mostly from private organizations) if you don't get it. I cannot drive because of some visual processing limitations. That certainly restricts my life, but I accept it as necessary for public safety as well as my own. No one says that everyone should be allowed to drive for the sake of 'liberty'.

Not for the moment they arnt making it mandatory no, but one thing this year has taught all of us is that what we never ever considered possible, and what they say they will never do, does actually sometimes happen

[Ilovemypantry]

@tortoiseshell1985

This virus is so deadly I'm waaay down the list for a vaccine....I think April was the suggested time for my age group
Will have it only if we get our civil liberties restored first

Civil liberties can only be restored if enough people take the vaccine

[Ilovemypantry]

@Givemeabreak88

Nope I won’t be having it neither will my children , I’ve noticed the opposite to what you say though op on MN anyway pretty much everyone on here seems to be desperate to have it , which I find odd.

Why do you find it odd that people want to be protected from a horrible virus that can kill or cause long term health issues?

[trulydelicious]

@Littlewhitedove2

Take the vaccine if you want it and let others make their own decisions over what medical treatment they wish to undergo

[Robbybobtail]

I’m not sure - if I don’t have it it’ll be for the same reason I don’t have the flu jab - loads of people I know who have it are then ill afterwards. I’m relatively young and healthy so don’t particularly feel the need to have it. My uncle had his second COVID jab last week and is now feeling poorly.
I get it may be unrelated but the amount of people I know who have the flu jab and then complain of feeling really ill afterwards scares me a bit. It’ll be interesting to see if this is the same.

Still on the fence really.

[SophieGiroux]

I'm wondering what the point of me having it is if it doesn't affect transmission then it would only benefit myself by having it. I'm fairly young so if I did get it I would be unlikely to be seriously unwell with it so why bother with a vaccine?

[BlackForestCake]

Have you seen the lung X-rays of people who had covid with mild symptoms?

[KeepWashingThoseHands]

“my social media seems to be full of posts from people mocking those who will get the vaccine”

OP I think you need to watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix to explain why your feed is full of posts like that and how its v unlikely representative. It might help you not be exposed to disproportionately extreme content being served up by an algorithm in the future. The more you read it the more you’ll be served it. You should educate yourself on topics from a range of reputable news sources. FB is not that so don’t let it cloud your view.

[FlyMyPrettiesFly]

Nearly everyone I know IRL will be getting the vaccine. Most of them are chomping at the bit for it. The take-up is clearly going to be massive.

[Fieldofyellowflowers]

I'm getting it. In this day and age, I think we know enough about the inner workings and mechanisms of vaccines to produce a safe one.

[whatswithtodaytoday]

@Robbybobtail People feel ill after vaccinations because the body is mounting an immune response - hence why you get the same symptoms as when you start to get sick from a real virus. It's good is you feel a bit rough, it means the vaccine is doing its job.

That's also why babies often get a fever and are unsettled after their jabs.

[ddl1]

Not for the moment they arnt making it mandatory no, but one thing this year has taught all of us is that what we never ever considered possible, and what they say they will never do, does actually sometimes happen

Actually a pandemic was always something that many considered possible, though people tended to think more in terms of 'bird flu' than coronavirus.

In any case, it wouldn't make a difference to me if the vaccine was made mandatory, as I will be having it as soon as possible, whether it's mandatory or not. I'm far more afraid of there being insufficient quantities of the vaccine than of it being mandatory.

[Timeontimeoff]

I'm weary of these posts. Since children are not going to be given the vaccine you will have millions of adults that will be vaccinated and you can see how that goes.
I want my life back and cannot wait for the vaccine roll out to reach me.

[Calmandmeasured1]

OP, how can you "be weary of the vaccines"? How many have you had?

Sorry, couldn't resist. I presume you mean 'wary'.

[TooTrueToBeGood]

I'll be taking it.

Nothing in life can be proven 100% safe. With any activity you have to balance the potential risks of doing that activity with the potential risks of not doing it. I'd rather take my chances with any unknowns of the vaccine (mitigated to a very great extent by the regulatory process) than the knowns of CV-19 which very nearly killed me the first time I had it.

Finally, the overwhelming majority of us are not qualified to make sense of the clinical data even if we had full access to it. So here's your choice. Trust in the guidance of the medical professionals who are qualified, or go with a load of guesswork, paranoia and misinformation from unqualified randoms on social media.

[LetItGoGo]

I'll be getting it. I'm not in great health and I'm over 50.

Maybe if I were 21 I'd think differently!