Will you take the vaccine?

[Doddlebug2000]

Will you take the vaccine and why?
Just curious to different opinions on this really!

@TragedyHands

No, of course not, I'll wait and see how it affects the guinea pigs, first. Didn't somebody die from it during the trials.

No. A Brazilian volunteer who got the placebo died.

It's really a pointless discussion. Do the math of when at risk under 65s will be able to have it. And that is not even general pop.
It's going to be many-many months to actually have to make a decision for most people.
I would like to understand though the rationale behind the who gets it list from gov. The emotionally unbiased analysis I mean.

@TheSunIsStillShining

It's really a pointless discussion. Do the math of when at risk under 65s will be able to have it. And that is not even general pop. It's going to be many-many months to actually have to make a decision for most people. I would like to understand though the rationale behind the who gets it list from gov. The emotionally unbiased analysis I mean.

I thought it was pretty clear actually. Care homes and NHS staff first (highest risk) then work downwards through the elderly, then extremely clinically vulnerable. It kills the oldest and unhealthiest people so they need to get vaccinated first. That reduces the number of deaths and reduces strain on the NHS.

Young/middle aged people without health conditions have a very low risk of dying from covid, so they are at the bottom of the list.

Yes, I’m low priority though so be ages (under 50, no health issues etc).
I wouldn’t hesitate.
DH is making an enormous fuss about lack of safety testing and saying he doesn’t want it, but it’s a smokescreen because he is shit scared of needles and a complete baby I’m not fooled. I’ll stab him with it myself if necessary!

@Redolent

People who won't take a vaccine made by world leading scientists but will snort coke from a guy called Kev with two teeth, 26 kids and a ankle bracelet.

Must be quote of the day - so true. I wonder how many anti-vaxxers are happy to take ecstacy tablets or smoke cannabis that they've not got a clue what's actually in them.

Other countries do it differently. Some start with all medical staff, then the over 70s, then all teachers, then all people who have jobs that are in touch with lots of people such as taxi drivers and bus drivers.

I think the rational behind it is that if you vaccinate all the over 70 and vulnerable, who are much more likely to need hospitalization, then hospital care can go back to semi-normal.

For once, I actually agree with the government on this one.

YES

[quote OverTheRainbow88]@Mrgrinch

Because we are the first in the world to approve it.

My home country is calling us their guinea pigs in their media

It’s a new method of vaccination[/quote]
Which country?

Bet they appreciate those who really took the risk in the trials when it’s time to take it.

I'm pregnant and due in May, after having recovered from the vaccine and confirmation that there is no issues whilst breastfeeding, I would get vaccinated.

+recovered from the birth*

Yes. Low priority but will definitely have it when it's my turn.

HCP here and god yes I will be there as soon as I'm offered it. So I dont need to worry everytime I see my elderly in laws or about infecting my clients who are all 70+ and very vulnerable

@Redolent

People who won't take a vaccine made by world leading scientists but will snort coke from a guy called Kev with two teeth, 26 kids and a ankle bracelet.

This pretty much sums up the couple of people I know of (distant family) who have said in social media they won't have it. I said very similar to dh when reading it about whether they check the research done into the junk they've happily smoked, snorted and more over the years!

@Redolent

People who won't take a vaccine made by world leading scientists but will snort coke from a guy called Kev with two teeth, 26 kids and a ankle bracelet.

Ha ha yep.

Most just love the negativity, drama, anti vacc attention. In reality it will be a long wait for the vast majority.

Ive already had COVID, so am not fussed about having the vaccine.

This is the reason why I definitely want it.
I've had covid not too long ago - 7-8 weeks ago. I'm still struggling.
I can't go through this again hence want the vaccine as and when I can.

@Waxonwaxoff0

Yes but as a healthy 30 year old I will be bottom of the list. I can't see it being available to me for at least 6 months.

I'm the same age and also healthy, and I'm not sure it will ever be available to us.

According to research, immunity is short lived, meaning it's going to have to be an annual jab, possibly even twice a year. They will never have the resources to vaccinate the whole country that much, so it's likely younger, healthier groups like us will have to go without.

That doesn't necessarily bother me, I'd much rather the vulnerable could have it and get back to 'normal'.

@Megan2018

Yes, I’m low priority though so be ages (under 50, no health issues etc). I wouldn’t hesitate. DH is making an enormous fuss about lack of safety testing and saying he doesn’t want it, but it’s a smokescreen because he is shit scared of needles and a complete baby I’m not fooled. I’ll stab him with it myself if necessary!

You won't, because that would be against his human rights for goodness sake.

Absolutely I will. I doubt it will be this one due to cost and timescales
My elderly father will probably get this one though I guess

I'm ttc and I would be reluctant to get the vaccine while there's a chance I could be pregnant, and I wouldn't want to take it until after I'd given birth (possibly until after I've finished breastfeeding). I'd be at the bottom of the list for the vaccine with my age/no health conditions, but generally it has taken me 1+ years to conceive in the past (and I breastfed DD for 2.5 years), so there will probably be pressure on me to get vaccinated before I'm ready.

@Kazzyhoward
Okay, that is one point. If you take away emotion, than this makes no/little sense.
For example: 80/90+ people can be safeguarded by vaccinating their carers. They don't have the risk of commute, workplace, child in school. So why not keep them safe with alternative methods?
I'm not saying I'm right or they are wrong, just asking for other opinions on vaccine priority

God yeah, I want my life back to normal as soon as possible. But, despite being CV I’m under 50 so, as someone up thread pointed out, that could still be months away. DH is ECV and over 65, so hopefully he’ll be invited much sooner, and that at least will make us all feel a bit safer.

Yes please. I'm under 40 and healthy though overweight so likely to be well down the list, but I'm so excited to think that I should get it sometime next year.

But I'm mainly delighted for my parents, who've been being extremely careful since March, and for my friends who are clinically vulnerable.

@Kazzyhoward
and another thought: in a pandemic looking at reducing NHS stress should not be the only measure surely. Societal and economic factors should have a weigh.

Yes

‘According to research, immunity is short lived, meaning it's going to have to be an annual jab, possibly even twice a year. They will never have the resources to vaccinate the whole country that much, so it's likely younger, healthier groups like us will have to go without.‘

No, ‘research’ doesn’t tell us that.
We don’t yet know how long either natural or vaccine based immunity will last but a couple of recent studies have pointed to natural immunity being at least 8 months and very probably much longer than that. Vaccines produce a longer lasting immunity than natural infection so afaik annual boosters is the worst case scenario.
As for vaccinating the whole country eventually, why ever not? The Oxford vaccine is about £2 a dose and there’s no reason we can’t ramp up production if necessary. It will be cheaper than looking after large numbers of people with long covid!