What are your reasons for having a vaccine?

[Billie18]

Is it to reduce the chances of serious illness because you are in one of the vulnerable categories?

Is it to prevent you from passing the virus on to others in the vulnerable categories?

Is it to stop you from catching the virus?

Is it so you can get your freedom back?

I’m in the CEV group (severe asthma). I’m becoming slightly obsessive about the post arriving every day because I’m so desperate for my first jab. My mum is 74 and frail and I’m desperate for us both to be safe and to be able to hug again. And yes, I want my life back.

Because I view the vaccine as the only realistic way of accelerating the " get out of jail free card " from Covid .

I don't wish to die.

I don't wish to be seriously ill.

I don't wish to infect other people.

And, shoot me, but I'd really like to go out for dinner.

To reduce the chances of serious illness.

And you OP?

I've had it. I have done so because I think its the responsible thing to do. I also think jobs in my sector will be eventually conditional upon having it. Not necessarily overtly discriminatory, but certainly hiring managers will take it into consideration.

All the reasons. Those saying they are unlikely to be seriously ill clearly didn’t watch the BBC news this evening, the report from the hospital.

Yes.

To all of the above and more. I was a trial volunteer.

But more... because it is the right thing to do. I have done many very risky things in my life. Taking a new vaccine isn't even on the list. But the world needs altruism. Doing things just because it is right for everyone. I've seen, and still see, even in this site, too much selfishness and people willing to throw everyone under the police their neighbours freedom and thoughts.

Finally, because I want to live before I die.

Because I feel pressured into it. I'm young, fit, healthy, don't drink or smoke. I'm in a non patient facing NHS managerial admin role and I have been shamed into getting it by my colleagues.

I don't agree with it because there is little evidence that it reduces transmission and the variants we are seeing emerge are likely
to be able to bypass (for want of a better word) this particular vaccine.

@SymphonyofShadows

All the reasons. Those saying they are unlikely to be seriously ill clearly didn’t watch the BBC news this evening, the report from the hospital.

Erm no, the fact remains I am unlikely to be seriously ill. Unlikely doesn't mean impossible. My chances of catching coronavirus and recovering with no lasting effects are higher than my chances of the reverse. So it's not incorrect to say I'm unlikely to be seriously unwell.

But don't deny yourself an opportunity to lecture or patronise everyone, will you?

Because it is the morally right thing to do for me, for my family and for wider society. Win win win

I want normal life back. I want to save others and I want to protect myself from getting COVID badly again.
I had the virus way back in March and had antibodies (checked via lab test) but these will have run out by now. I was very ill with COVID and I wouldn't want to go through that again....and with the new variant, what if I get it even worse next time round?
I asked a medical friend whether I should have the vaccine if I've already had COVID and he said definitely yes, the vaccine would give so much extra protection and prevent any future infection being serious. I guess selfishly, that's my main reason.

Firstly, because I don't want to die or be very ill, secondly because I don't want other people to die or be very ill. Surely everyone must have the same reasons?

All of the above + I had covid and it was totally awful. I am somewhat anxious about the side effects of the vaccine because of a chronic condition I have, but I feel the same every year about the flu jab and still have it, so will have it when I am offered it.

So my kids can resume their education have normal lives.

a) Because I don't want to die
b) Because my own mother died when I was a teenager and I wouldn't inflict that on my DC
c) Because it is my civic duty as it is yours, unless you have a valid reason not to have it.

Being under 50 and with no other reasons for me to be prioritised a vaccine is still probably over half a year AT LEAST away for me. What I wouldn't give to already be vaccinated! Most of my family and many of my friends are way in front of me in the queue based on age or job role and the thought of being excluded as their lives return more to normal this year makes me really sad. It feels like the under 50s not in certain jobs will be trading places with older people this year for a while.

To answer your question, I want a vaccine to protect myself from seroius illness or death and to lessen the load on the NHS. If it protects others from getting Covid from me too that's great but that's not yet been proven. Fingers crossed.

I' CEV, I don't want to get the virus, I don't want to be hospitalised and I don't want long covid.

I want my DD to be able to go back to college and move away to go to uni in September.

To reduce the chance of serious illness (I have moderate/severe asthma depending on how defined and an autoimmune disease but not in a priority group)

To reduce the risk of making a family member I'll (some elderly, some vulnerable)

Because I believe there is a moral imperative to have the vaccine in order to protect society/the economy at large

All equally important to me

But don't deny yourself an opportunity to lecture or patronise everyone, will you?

Having had a family member who wasn’t in a risk group and extremely unlikely to die, do just that on Christmas Day, has made me not give any amount of fucks about what dullards think.

Peer pressure and coercion.

I'm NHS and we've basically been told we have to have it 🤷‍♀️

I'd of preferred not to have had it tbh but I felt like I had no choice, had my first dose Ystd.

@SymphonyofShadows

But don't deny yourself an opportunity to lecture or patronise everyone, will you?

Having had a family member who wasn’t in a risk group and extremely unlikely to die, do just that on Christmas Day, has made me not give any amount of fucks about what dullards think.

Which is a horrible thing to happen and I'm so sorry for your loss, it's horrendous.

As are the deaths of people who have died at young ages from the multitude of illnesses that exist on this planet. I've had three close family members die in their 20s and 30s from cancer.

It doesn't change the fact that at a population level, it's not very likely to happen. The same as at a population level, it's not likely for a 32 year old of a healthy weight with no known underlying health conditions to become seriously unwell, and calling people dullards doesn't change that.

@Girliefriendlikespuppies our trust just put the available slots up online and the take up has been massive, when I went for mine there was everyone there, domestics to consultants, bit disappointed I didn't get a sticker though

Because it's the right thing to do to protect other people.

Because it's the only way to get back some sense of normality.

Because I'm not getting any younger and want to protect myself

To get normality back so my Mumsnet feed is all about mother in law's and gift poems again