25-29 year olds - why so keen for jabs

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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

.my uni going 18 year old & his mates all got 1st vaccine at drop in centre ,ds21 was turned away as queues too long.

..and yet social media / papers months ago was full of blame and vitriol towards the young for not wanting to be vaccinated.

...such a shame they are taking up the vaccine in such large numbers who will the Govt & media blame now!

For the same reasons you are

who will the Govt & media blame now!

Secondary school pupils

@DinosaurDiana

My 20’s son has worked virtually the whole way through, and thinks that the people who continued to work should have had the jab sooner. He’s been dealing with the public the whole time.

And has he caught it?

My 25 year old son caught COVID 2 months ago and was really ill with it, he has booked his jab so he hopefully won’t get it again.

He will have anti bodies @LemmysAceCard

@Nerdygirl

He will have anti bodies *@LemmysAceCard*

That is very true but he would rather have the jab just in case 🙂

I reckon altruistic reasons, fear of spreading to vulnerable families and friends, concerns re long covid, fact that covid more likely to harm them than the vaccine especially given the new variants.

@KM38

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 🤷🏻‍♀️

Absolutely. One of the illuminating things about this whole pandemic has been the speed with which people reveal themselves to be self serving (what's in it for me) or community serving (I do this for society as a whole).

In some cases it isn't a pleasant mirror to gaze into...

I'm currently waiting for tests to see if I have rheumatoid arthritis, if I do then I am at risk from covid but until I have a diagnosis I won't know either way. I also have family who have worked in ICU and seen young people needing hospitalizations. My nan is unable to have the vaccine due to extremely poor health and so to protect her everyone on the family who can have it needs to before we can visit her and its already been too long, my dad had covid 'mildly' months ago and is still unwell from it now (when I say mild I mean he didn't need to go to hospital, it still floored him for 3 weeks). I have two small children and an unsupportive partner, if I get ill I am still expected to look after my children. And yes I do want to get back to normal as soon as possible.

My 18 year old really wants her, her friends have all started to call from the GPS and have had them - she gutted she is still waiting!!! All very proudly snap chatting/Instagram etc their vaccine cards!

I asked her why - she said the last 18 months have been rubbish. They have no intention of wanting to do it again! This age group (16-25) I do feel have been impacted especially as mentioned they most likely wouldn’t get ill from it - yet have had school/college/university, finding work and impacted them.

We asked them to lock down to protect the vulnerable so they just see having a vaccine an extension of that message?

Probably because of all this talk of vaccine passports and only being able to travel if vaccinated and people calling for the vaccinated to be allowed to go back to normal. That would be supremely unfair if that was the case before all age groups have had the opportunity to be vaccinated! They’ve waited so patiently so it’s not surprising they can’t wait to get it.

Honestly, as someone just out of that group, id say its because they are in general a lot more switched on to 'tabloid newspapers make stuff up or print stuff out of context or twist the truth to drive controversy to sell papers' thing so they arent getting as swept up in the horror stories. They dont buy newspapers or read them, and while they are the first social media generation, again they are part of the group that know that social media isnt real - they as a whole are more tech-savvy, and are part of the generation that were taught IT in schools, so have at least a basic solid knowledge of when things arent legit, so can spot the telltale signs of dodgy website and inaccurate facts scaremongering. (Obviously there are still the people in this group who get caught up in social media conspiracies)
Its not everyone, and im not saying that everyone in the older groups is more gullible or anything like that, just my perception is that my age group in general are like - its a good thing, it will protect the NHS and my vulnerable family members, a few side effects are a small price to pay to go back to normal as a country. Whereas all the people i know who are wavering or suspicious are older and focused on the effects on them personally.
Again, just my experience, not generalising. I know a group of 50 year olds who had an actual Zoom party to celebrate getting vaxxed!

Because they want the country to start getting back to normal, to bring back spontaneity and nightclubs and weddings and not having to wear masks and the end of perfectly healthy people having to isolate for 10 days when they’re a close contact even if they have repeated negative tests, losing education and work and money and sanity in the process.

I’m in my 30s but getting the vaccine was never about being scared of catching Covid, it was about contributing to ending all of these godawful restrictions we’re living under.

@TDMN yes i think part of it is actually how young people are wrongly depicted in the media - as lawless selfish people who don’t care about anyone over 35

@Nerdygirl

He will have anti bodies *@LemmysAceCard*

Not necessarily, my SIL and BIL were part of an antibody testing for Covid.

My BIL had covid with symptoms, but didn't have antibodies, but SIL did have antibodies, but had no symptoms of having Covid.

I booked mine the first day I was able to. Partly for selfish reasons, I knew my DM wouldn't stop fussing until I got it, I want to be able to go on holiday soon, I want life to go back to normal, I want as many people as possible to be vaccinated so we don't go into another lockdown - I've just changed jobs and I don't want to immediately be put on furlough/worry about potentially being made redundant.

Partly more altruistic reasons, I want to know that I've done my bit to protect vulnerable members of society (my Dad and Grandma especially), and I don't want to be part of the problem in terms of the spread/emergence of new variants. I'm not especially worried about catching Covid myself - healthy weight, no health conditions that make me more susceptible to becoming very unwell with it etc. But I think it's everyone's responsibility to do what we can to get us back to life as we knew it. I can say with certainty that social media played absolutely no part whatsoever in my decision to get it.

You’re under 40, so why did you and your friends get the vaccine?

More likely to rely on public transport. More likely to work in big cities. Want to be able to socialise in big groups, and socialise in pubs/restaurants/clubs etc. Also, probably pretty shit seeing that people that are double jabbed are more likely being able to go on holidays. Risk of needing vaccine passport etc.

Also, let's not forget that th biggest percentage of people catching the delta variant are the unvaccinated... so why wouldn't they want to get vaccinated?

Social media influence will have played a big role although I’d be interested to see the stats on how many are going to be waiting it out and are not so keen. If they’re looking to travel internationally then they’ll want to get jabbed ASAP too.

Most of my friends and majority of my work colleagues are in this age range. We have all said we want it to get back to normal and be able to travel.

It’s not about social media or peer pressure. Can’t people in their 20s think for themselves?

Also even if there is low risk in that age group there is still risk you could end up hospitalised or with long covid.

I go back to work from mat leave in a month and work in a public venue. I don't want to risk bringing it home to my baby.

Mine got vaccinated early, even younger, Dd2 queued for leftovers in April. Their university then offered all remaining student vaccination in early May

For me personally I had a baby in lockdown and have spent months on my own with the baby, I don’t want a repeat of that I want to see family, friends etc - normality. Plus if it’s available and can book online ASAP I’m sure most people who want the vaccine will do that now rather than wait a few weeks.

Also those saying it’s a social media thing I’m 28 the only person I’ve seen post about it on socials is anti COVID etc and posts regularly going on planes etc with no mask on. On the other hand my grandparents and in laws have all posted it on social media they are all 55+