If you could go back in time, would you still get the jab?

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If you could go back in time, would you still get the Covid jab?

I don’t really care if you’re vaccinated or not, but I’m interested if people would go back and change their decision?

Yes of course?! How would we have been able to cope as a country otherwise? Even if only 20% of the working population got it at ‘full blast’ (as in no vaccination and were in hospital, then off for months as many did), then how would the economy have coped?! We are much more resilient now, as we have been to other viruses. Would they really want to be back in 2020?! Your friends don’t sound as educated as you say they are.

Also, sorry I do t know how to edit, if you had a bad reaction to the jags that’s usually good it means you’ve had a strong immune response to them. Immune response to jags diminishes as you age which is why many elderly people have very little reaction to them.

Yes. I always get the jab as soon as I can. DP has covid recently and I didn't catch it.

It was tongue in cheek.

I wrote that BECAUSE of the misconceptions perceived by some people on Mumsnet.

I’d already had one comment saying ‘that’s due to the demographic of your friends’.

Yes. In a heartbeat.

I thought so too, hence why I’ve posted.

Although looking at the recent comments it isn’t THAT unusual for people (or people they know) to regret/cease having it.

Hadn't the take up reduced?

and if you think of certain things that are socially unacceptable to say, I think this falls into that category.

@Anewhoo I'm educated to postgraduate level and my answer would be no - not for those clinically vulnerable, obviously, but for me personally as a healthy 32 year old. I felt rough after jab 1 so didn't take jab 2. In between having jab 1 and jab 2 becoming available, I had covid and was symptomless aside from a runny nose. DH didn't have any jabs and hasn't caught it at all, despite us having 3 kids in school. Yes I know you could say we are lucky but tbh, no one knows. In my friendship group, I haven't seen any difference in the severity of people's covid when comparing those who caught it pre jab to those who caught it post. We are all 30s and 40s. I read the vers reports on a weekly basis throughout last year up until they stopped reporting it, and the vaccine never made a marked difference in that age group. I got a lot of shit for my decision though, despite never ever telling anyone I hadn't had it unless asked. It was an awful time for me personally.

Glad I didn't have it, wouldn't change that.

Yes, based on the information I had at the time. If I knew what I know now? No.

yes I would get the jab

In fact I have also had 3 boosters

And if you want to see what we would look like as a society without it, just imagine what is going on in China right now.

We are functioning as a society, we have a functioning economy and a functioning health service, because of the jab

100% yes.

Yes

😅

Is it not possible to create a thread on here due to genuine interest?

Does there always have to be an agenda?

What would my agenda be? (I’m intrigued!)

Or does this only apply to threads about Covid?

Would those saying no, also say no to other vaccinations now too?

If not, why is covid different?

Do you think we should get a vaccination for step A or not?
(As some people are calling for one).

I’d just like to add, these friends aren’t your typical empty headed Daily Mail readers either.
More than half are academics, one barrister etc

I've known and worked with people who were utterly at the top of their game in their particular fields and who still shouldn't have been allowed without someone to hold their hands when they crossed the road. Being an academic or a barrister doesn't necessarily mean anything once they are straying outside their expertise.

And given that the DM site is one of the most popular news sites in the English speaking world I'd bet they aren't all airheads.

pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/most-popular-websites-news-world-monthly-2/

No
I’ve had the 2 but won’t have anymore. I had vivid before vaccinations were available for my age group and I’m suffering worse now it the cold/flu virus than I did with covid.
the Covid vaccination messed up my periods and generally made me feel rough, I’ve had constant headaches since.

I don’t think I’ve created a thread before? Could you point me to it please?

I genuinely don’t want an argument, hence why I keep posting saying I’m not interested in discussing the ins and outs of peoples beliefs.

No, I don't think I would.

I had covid, it wasnt fun.

I had the vaccine, and felt terrible for about a month.

I had a booster and again felt terrible for a month.

The post vaccine lethargy, headaches and migraines were worse than covid, for me personally.

I don't have any risk factors for having a bad outcome from covid, so I think at this point I won't have any more vaccines, not in the near future at least.

I think that now that the wider population has either had covid or been vaccinated, and it is less novel, it's reasonable to move to more personal risk/benefit decision making.

I had COVID

I've never been so ill. I couldn't breath. In my 43 years on this earth, it has been the only time ever that I seriously thought I was going to die.

There was one night in particular that it took all my will power not to break down and hug my duaghter goodbye because I didn't think I'd wake up in the morning.

As soon as I was able, I got jabbed and had 3 total. I wish I'd got jabbed before I got COVID.

Thank you! Someone gets it.

It is a completely hypothetical question with lots of nuances and anecdotes!

However, it has made for an interesting read to be honest, a lot more than I thought are saying the same on this thread.

Of course. Anything that reduces the risk of repeat infection and reduces the severity of infection is worth doing.

I feel really sorry for the people who dont have the sense to be vaccinated. Even if they think they got off lightly all the research now is showing that the effects of covid are long lasting. If they dont regret their decision yet they are likely to when the neurological disease affects them. medicine.wustl.edu/news/covid-19-infections-increase-risk-of-long-term-brain-problems/

Definetely not; have me myocarditis two weeks after. Biggest regret of my life.

Yes but...

I found it really disturbing the amount of societal, legal and employment pressure put on those who chose not to have the jab, for example Pimlico Plumbers firing anyone who didn't have the jab or making foreign travel impossible or the Canadian truckers situation. Plus the vitriol and nastiness shown towards those who chose not to be vaccinated.

It really was a dark period of human rights and has made me realise how easy it is to strip away human rights, turn people against each other and create a league of informants if given the right bogeyman.

Secondly I disagreed with it being called a "vaccine". The chicken pox , smallpox polio vaccines are vaccines because they prevent in most cases ever getting the virus. However the covid jab reduced the seriousness of covid if you caught ( which is absolutely and definitely worthwhile) but didn't stop you getting covid or passing it on. Plus anyone pointing this out was for a period of time denounced as an anti vaxxer. Actually it is more like the annual flu jab. It surprised me that so many people thought once they got the jab they were immune from ever getting Covid.

Thirdly that the effectiveness of the jab declines over time so that after 270 days from the last jab all those that are / were vehemently in favour of having the jab are effectively now in the same position medically as the unvaccinated.

Fourthly, I really disagreed with rolling it out to children when they were at minimal risk especially when children are not routinely vaccinated against things like chickenpox which they are at serious risk of.

Lastly after reading some of the responses in this post and accusations of hidden agendas or being a "bot" or whatever that the obsessive zeal and nastiness shown during the last two years is still there.

But that said given my age and BMI I do not regret having the jab nor regret having an annual flu jab. However if I had suffered serious side effects then I might have a different opinion.

Yet I've had 4 I'm fine