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To think you wouldn’t get vaccinated if you knew your risk from covid was low

270 replies

Coveed · 27/02/2021 21:36

Just imagine for a moment there was a calculator that could predict your risk of getting seriously ill or dying from covid. If it turned out you were low risk would you still follow all the advice such as socially distancing and getting vaccinated?

YABU - yes I would still follow the rules and advice even if I were low risk
YANBU - no I wouldn’t endure the hardship of not seeing friends/family and I wouldn’t bother with getting vaccinated as my risk of becoming unwell would be low.

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Original poster
Coveed · 27/02/2021 22:04

Most people responding have focussed largely on getting the vaccine - what about other things like maintaining social distance/not seeing friends or family. Would knowing you are low risk affect your motivation to do that?

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sleepwouldbenice · 27/02/2021 22:06

@IceCreamAndCandyfloss

Yes of course. I’m not selfish and don’t want others getting ill ot worse or their family members.
This Quite basic really
LindaEllen · 27/02/2021 22:06

Is this thread for real? Were you missing something (possibly braincells?) 12 months ago when this was being explained to us? Most people get a MILD illness. Our actions are to protect the VULNERABLE and the NHS.

And because I'm not a selfish twat (and yes, I've had covid) I will be having the vaccine, and have not been breaking the rules.

SlipperyLizard · 27/02/2021 22:07

I pretty much know my risk is low as I had Covid last year and it was very mild for me. Made me a bit more blasé about going to the shops and not worrying that every surface had covid on, but I still will get the vaccine as soon as I can. I want life to get back to normal ASAP, and anything I can do to support that I will.

DioneTheDiabolist · 27/02/2021 22:08

Once I'm vaccinated, I will feel more confident seeing my friends and family. Especially once they're vaccinated too.

ragged · 27/02/2021 22:08

I am not convinced that the sacrifices made so far and still to come have been worth it, that the cost-benefit balance was right.

if I did think the right decisions were made about what efforts to go to, to save xmany lives, then I would also agree about getting the vaccine to protect others -- regardless of my own risk profile.

Also, life is going to be awkward for people who don't get vaccine. Vaccine passports and all that. So the decision really isn't as simple as only thinking about personal threat.

MajesticWhine · 27/02/2021 22:08

It's the same answer really. Social distancing and all these other rules keep others safe not just you. You can't just approach this from a selfish individualistic angle.
If you are low risk then you can still infect others who are not.
Are you for real?

Oly4 · 27/02/2021 22:09

Yep, because vaccine are life saving for myself and other people. I have not a single concern in my head about the vaccine.

partyatthepalace · 27/02/2021 22:11

😂 where have you been OP?! - age, gender, underlying vulnerabilities - will tell you pretty accurately the likelihood of you getting seriously ill or not. You don’t need a magic calculator -

Beyond that, the point of vaccination is to reduce infection across society, so the NHS isn’t overwhelmed and we can all get back to normal. So, anyone with any sense would want to have it.

Do you live under a rock 🪨🙄

LubaLuca · 27/02/2021 22:11

The chance of me dying from 'flu is minuscule, but I go along for the jab every year. You clearly don't understand the purpose of vaccination programmes.

MrBullinaChinaShop · 27/02/2021 22:13

@Coveed

Most people responding have focussed largely on getting the vaccine - what about other things like maintaining social distance/not seeing friends or family. Would knowing you are low risk affect your motivation to do that?
Like I said, I’ve always known I was low risk and I’ve maintained social distancing and not seen my family in order to protect others.
Chloemol · 27/02/2021 22:13

Yes because you don’t seem to understand. You are protecting others. You maybe asymptomatic and not know and be passing it on, hence the requiring for SD

Once the vaccinations have finished they hope for herd immunity to stop SD

ceeveebee · 27/02/2021 22:14

My risk of dying from COVID is apparently 1 in 67,000 according to the Qcovid calculator. But I am sticking to the rules, wearing masks, not meeting anyone outside my household and working from home, because it isn’t about me. It’s about protecting those who are at higher risk.
And the same goes for the vaccine, I’ll be there as soon as I get the text!

MrBullinaChinaShop · 27/02/2021 22:14

Oh and I’ve had Covid. Was like a mild cold for me. I’ve still followed the rules.

Whyisitsodifficult · 27/02/2021 22:14

I’m struggling with this as I really don’t want the vaccine. And I know I’ll get flamed as it’s to protect others etc. However I’m concerned about the risk to me, am I not allowed to be worried about that anymore? It seems that anyone who expresses this opinion is deemed selfish or an anti vaxxer! I get in my car everyday and I don’t worry about potentially hurting anyone which is probably a high chance considering the road fatality statistics! Is it selfish that I drive? What’s the difference?

AlohaMolly · 27/02/2021 22:15

@PhylisNightsIsAwesome

But if you don't get it how will you travel without your vaccination card? Getting plane. Train, bus?
I do hope you were joking! I’d expect to travel the same way I do having had my childhood vaccinations - without a card saying I’ve had them!
DianaT1969 · 27/02/2021 22:15

Have you recently woken from a long coma and missed 2020? Your risk of becoming seriously ill might be low, but the 75 year old man who has the misfortune of sitting next to you on the bus while you shed Covid into the air...him. Not so much.

bluetongue · 27/02/2021 22:18

Surely the problem is that if everyone low risk decided not to get the vaccine the government wouldn’t be able to end lockdowns and give us our freedoms back. Relying on everyone else to take the vaccine to achieve this is pretty selfish.

imamearcat · 27/02/2021 22:18

I know I'm low risk because I'm young, fit and healthy but of course I will have the vaccine! I'm not at all worried about getting covid myself but it's about being able to move on from this, not even as a nation but globally!

High levels of vaccination is our only way out of this thing. We all need to play our part.

imamearcat · 27/02/2021 22:19

Same goes for all the other rules too, if they wasn't clear.

MagratsDanglyCharms · 27/02/2021 22:19

My son is 7. He said "Mummy, will I have to have the injection too?"
I told him that they may adapt it for children to be a spray but, yes, it may have to be an injection - IF children are ever vaccinated for covid (I know that's not the plan at this stage - this is a 7-year-olds thought process and a mum simplifying things here...)
He went quiet for a while and then made me so proud...
"Well, I don't like injections, but if it keeps my family and my friends and teachers and old people safe.... then I will have it!"

He's as low risk as it gets. He's 7 and he gets it. Think on people!

WiseUpJanetWeiss · 27/02/2021 22:21

@Whyisitsodifficult

I’m struggling with this as I really don’t want the vaccine. And I know I’ll get flamed as it’s to protect others etc. However I’m concerned about the risk to me, am I not allowed to be worried about that anymore? It seems that anyone who expresses this opinion is deemed selfish or an anti vaxxer! I get in my car everyday and I don’t worry about potentially hurting anyone which is probably a high chance considering the road fatality statistics! Is it selfish that I drive? What’s the difference?
Why do you think the vaccine is more dangerous to you than the virus?
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Coveed · 27/02/2021 22:21

Thanks for all your responses, it’s really interesting hearing the opinions of others. For those of you who would continue to maintain social distance measures/get vaccinated despite being low risk, would you be willing to do this regularly? Maybe even annually if necessary?

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FoxyTheFox · 27/02/2021 22:22

Yes, I get a flu vaccine each year despite being low risk and will do the same with covid. I've no doubt that we will reach a point where both of them are in the same syringe and you get a flu-and-covid jab instead of just a flu jab.

EileenGC · 27/02/2021 22:22

I’m not particularly interested in having the vaccine. I’m low risk and would be happy not to be vaccinated. I do, however, live in a society. Therefore I shall have the vaccine so I’m not only protecting myself, but also the vulnerable around me.