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25-29 year olds - why so keen for jabs

198 replies

Confusedaboutlots · 13/06/2021 00:53

I will start this by saying I’m an avid pro-vaxxer and I was ecstatic to hear that 1 million 25-29 year olds booked in for their jabs on the first day they could (more than on any other day). Today there was a huge queue for vaccinations at a pop up clinic in Sheffield - most people waiting seemed in their 20s. People were saying they were very excited and couldn’t wait for the vaccine.

But I am also very surprised they did. I was expecting healthy 25 year olds to be more relaxed about covid purely based on morbidity/hospitalisation stats - and they are presumably one of the age groups already socialising a lot. Also there’s no talk yet of vaccine passports or vaccines being needed for domestic events.

I’m mid 30s and have generally been more concerned about covid from a personal perspective than my close friends and so I was very grateful and excited for the jab - many of my friends less so as they feel it’s a duty.

Please could someone let me know why they think 25-29 year olds were so keen on being vaccinated - keener than other age groups it seems. I like to think it’s because of altruistic reasons - that would be very heartwarming

thanks

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nokia3210567 · 13/06/2021 00:58

Probably because they just want to go back to normal life

daisypond · 13/06/2021 01:02

So they can go to things and travel. One of my DC (lives abroad) was vaccinated as it was made clear they would be out of a job if they didn’t have it.

callmemaybee · 13/06/2021 01:05

Because they don’t want to be excluded from society frankly, they’re not at risk of severe Covid

Let’s be honest, young people have sacrificed the most. Your teens and 20s are formative years of your life - of course they want to get back to normal. In comparison turning 35 to 36 or 50 to 51 isn’t a formative year - older generations haven’t missed out on a key time in their lives.

TotorosCatBus · 13/06/2021 01:07

Even if the UK doesn't go for vaccine passports, many other countries are treating double vaccinated travellers differently and not mandating quarantine etc

There are many 25-29 year olds in jobs that are high risk. Eg prison staff, police officers and teachers Getting a jab will mean peace of mind

XenoBitch · 13/06/2021 01:12

Peer pressure, and not being able to go abroad otherwise. I doubt many people have it for altruistic reasons at all.

MintyMabel · 13/06/2021 01:24

Who cares why, as long as they are doing it.

Rainbowqueeen · 13/06/2021 01:36

Because the delta variant is scary, they can see the light at the end of the tunnel when they look at the numbers already vaccinated and can see what a difference them doing their part will make, it’s in the news all the time and they all know the process by now.

Good on them, it makes me really happy

HandsOffMyRights · 13/06/2021 01:39

For the same reason you - only mid 30s and not high risk either - were so keen, no doubt.

KM38 · 13/06/2021 02:29

Because this past year has been horrific, they want things to go back to “normal” and they’re decent people and want to do their bit to help us get there 🤷🏻‍♀️

Brusselsprouts21 · 13/06/2021 02:36

I'm in this age group and delighted that my wait is over. One of my main reasons is to have some peace of mind for my children. A lot of people in my age group have children and see this as a way of getting back to some kind of normal. I will have it every year if need be.

Topseyt · 13/06/2021 02:46

Because they want to get back to a normal life and have lost out enough. Like the rest of us, only worse as they are missing out on their youth. It is gone all too quickly.

They are sensible enough to see that they may be unable to have certain jobs or to be able to travel and socialise as they want to without it.

They also seem sensible enough to take the media circus around the vaccines with a hefty pinch of salt. Good for them.

DancingDownRain · 13/06/2021 02:51

@Confusedaboutlots

I will start this by saying I’m an avid pro-vaxxer and I was ecstatic to hear that 1 million 25-29 year olds booked in for their jabs on the first day they could (more than on any other day). Today there was a huge queue for vaccinations at a pop up clinic in Sheffield - most people waiting seemed in their 20s. People were saying they were very excited and couldn’t wait for the vaccine.

But I am also very surprised they did. I was expecting healthy 25 year olds to be more relaxed about covid purely based on morbidity/hospitalisation stats - and they are presumably one of the age groups already socialising a lot. Also there’s no talk yet of vaccine passports or vaccines being needed for domestic events.

I’m mid 30s and have generally been more concerned about covid from a personal perspective than my close friends and so I was very grateful and excited for the jab - many of my friends less so as they feel it’s a duty.

Please could someone let me know why they think 25-29 year olds were so keen on being vaccinated - keener than other age groups it seems. I like to think it’s because of altruistic reasons - that would be very heartwarming

thanks

If you can't fathom why people (of any age, given all of your caveats) want to be vaccinated then your ecstasy seems a bit...weird, mate.
Flowers500 · 13/06/2021 03:12

In the younger end of the age group.

Because I think it’s my duty to keep others save, and because I’m desperate to return to life. Because herd immunity is the best way to get is out of this shithole, because people my age have had our careers and love lives out on hold in a way that could harm us for life.

TruelyonelastSchlep · 13/06/2021 03:16

A combination of reasons. A lot of people in their 20s have jobs dealing large numbers of the general public every day. My son has been eager for his because of this. Partly to protect himself and partly to make sure he is less likely to spread the virus.

Another reason is they have had a better scientific education than older people. The school curriculum didn't cover vaccines and diseases when I was at school like they have in recent years. So 20 somethings are probably have more knowledge and are not taken in by scare stories. That goes for social media stuff too. They understand how misinformation is spread.

I personally believe that 50 to 30 year olds will have less take up than the younger people. Always have felt this after talking to family, friends and my adult sons. It is the middle age people that have more hesitancy and are sharing fake news.

Torvean · 13/06/2021 03:28

Because they are responsible members of society. And they are willing to do their bit to get normality back.

FlowerArranger · 13/06/2021 03:32

if you can't fathom why people (of any age, given all of your caveats) want to be vaccinated then your ecstasy seems a bit...weird

Indeed

Cameleongirl · 13/06/2021 04:34

I agree with PP’s, they want to return to normal life, plus the new variants are alarming. The more people who are protected the better.

Umberellatheweatha · 13/06/2021 05:03

@XenoBitch

Peer pressure, and not being able to go abroad otherwise. I doubt many people have it for altruistic reasons at all.
Peer pressure. And the attitude that anyone who remotely points out possible aversion to getting it is labelled an anti vaxer 🙄

I'm in my early 30s but that's what it was for me.
That and my parents going spare that was considering not bothering.

I haven't had so much as a sniffle in a decade so I'm not expecting to catch covid in the next 6 months.

I worry that in a decade there will be professionals who were silenced about the possible long term side effects coming out of the woodwork. There always are.

But heyho, anything for a quiet life.
And just incase not having it means travel may be affected in future.

Classica · 13/06/2021 05:11

Because the more adults that have the vaccine the sooner things can return to normal. Has that not occurred to you, in your ecstatic state?

ChocOrange1 · 13/06/2021 05:24

Because they want restrictions to end as much as possible, and vaccines are our only way out of this according to the government.

I'm 30, female, healthy weight, no underlying conditions. My risk from covid is tiny. I am not scared of covid. However, I had my vaccine at the earliest opportunity because I want this over with.

Nancydrawn · 13/06/2021 05:37

Because they don't want to pass it on to people who are vulnerable.

Because they don't want to catch covid, even if they don't end up hospitalized.

Because they want peace of mind.

etc

ApolloandDaphne · 13/06/2021 05:42

@Classica

Because the more adults that have the vaccine the sooner things can return to normal. Has that not occurred to you, in your ecstatic state?
This 100%. My 28yo DD1 got hers at the first opportunity. She want things to get back to normal and wants to do her bit for the good of society as a whole. 23yo DD1 will be getting hers just as soon as she is able.
Youarestillintherunning · 13/06/2021 05:48

I booked mine as soon as I got the text saying I can (I'm 27). I'm healthy, so chances are if i caught it I would be fine. But I have a daughter, and I have vulnerable family members I could pass it to, so why risk it? Like literally millions of others I've wasted a whole year of my life, I'm ready to get back to normal.

Manteo · 13/06/2021 05:51

I did wonder if it was for social media reasons.

Sprogonthetyne · 13/06/2021 05:56

They are more likely to work in retail or hospitality which are both public facing and at high risk of closing for lockdowns, with financial implication. Whereas many people from older groups have been WFH throughout, with little impact, so feel safe and have less of a vested interest in preventing future waves.

This pandemic has called for the most sacrifice from the least effected people, and as a whole they have stepped up wonderfully and selflessly. So is it surprising that at this point they just want it to be over.