Be honest, did you have the vaxx for your health or for the (false) promise of freedom?

[Honey12346]

I've seen one poster say this and I'm curious what other people will answer

Genuinely to protect others and to “do my bit for the greater good. I suffer anxiety and the thought of even accidentally making someone else ill or worse worries me.

@Honey12346

I've seen one poster say this and I'm curious what other people will answer

eh? I feel like the question makes no sense

The UK government has let coronavirus get wildly out of control, and at this point the only way out is to get a certain number of people vaccinated to supress transmission. So yes my main reason was for this, but it's not a "false promise" of freedom, it's simply that new variants move the goalposts in terms of reducing efficacy of prior immunity (both naturally acquired and vaccine induced) and increasing transmission.

Secondary reason was for my health - I'm 30, fit and healthy so statistically at low risk of severe effects, but I'd still rather not take my chances with long COVID or just being ill for a couple of weeks if I can avoid it.

For personal self interest - both health and potential freedoms.

So I wouldn't spread it to other people.

They are one and the same! My health, my freedom.

Which one of those is false to you OP?

For my freedom.
I've been pretty much anti vac until covid. I've literally had both jabs to get my freedom back. I've never been worried about catching Covid.

Both.

Both but I’m keen to have my second ASAP to give us greater freedom when it comes to holidays. DP is self employed so can’t quarantine and I won’t deny that we’re both absolutely desperate for a holiday in the sun

Both. I'm pretty sure I had covid in the initial wave, but I have been a key worker throughout and was fairly exposed.

More importantly, I just want to bring this whole thing to an end as quickly as possible.

Both

Both, kind of. To give me a degree of protection, and also because in my job (community pharmacy) vaccination rate seems to be 100% so we don't run the risk of making each other ill. We're still social distancing and wearing masks as much as we can, but in a confined space with 7 of you, including locums who are in different teams everyday, it's to keep everyone safe, and so no one feels bad for killing you

Honestly?
I don't know.

I'm a grown woman so I'm not going to argue coercion.

I would never go to a venue that required proof so it wasn't that.

I have decided not to have the second one. I don't know what the eff I was doing the first time.

Mainly so that I have done the best I can in avoiding giving it to my (also vaccinated) parents.

Next reason - everyone’s freedom - we won’t get our lives back until most people are vaccinated. No reason why I shouldn’t be one of those people.

Final reason - my own health. Risk is very low but it is nice to have it even lower.

I did it for the greater good

I've never been worried about catching covid

So that I can get to the USA to see my children.

Neither.
I'm a nurse and I didn't want to pass the virus to patients or end up off sick and leaving work without a nurse. I don't care if I get covid as I'll most likely be fine and I don't plan (can't afford!) to travel so won't be seeing the freedom side any time soon.

For other people, mainly, and for me secondly.

I am older and retired, so have hardly had to mingle, so I felt relatively safe. I think many retirees were glad that they could do their bit, instead of being sidelined as oldees. I felt like a a slight cloud had lifted after I had my first jab, but also proud to do my part.

To protect others. To be able to see my parents again, safely. A bit for my own health, I guess, long covid sounds awful and I'd rather avoid it, although it's not very likely I'd get it.

Both. I don't think I've had covid (unless I was asymptomatic) and I'd rather not get it if I can avoid it. Also I want to go on holiday when we can. And the third reason is to do my bit towards herd immunity.

For society as a whole but with the hope that mass vaccination will eventually mean the end of restrictions on our liberty

I was never particularly worried about my health as an individual as I'm pretty low risk

Freedom. Put simply being able to travel is worth the risk of a blood clot.

Lots of reasons but for my own health and for the wellbeing of others. It is fantastic that we have the vaccines.

To reduce transmission, and to give my family some peace of mind. Shielding is a bloody nightmare for them as well as me.

For my freedom.

Primarily to protect myself and others, but there's also part of me that can't go on living like this so I had to do my part in us all getting our freedom back.