There is risk in both the virus and the vaccine. And the vaccine is a statistically safer bet, although I’m sure specific biological/genetic factors can alter this calculation.
It makes me feel ill, and prevents the so far unlikely chance I'll contract the flu.
I don't feel like the risk-reward is there, because the few times I've had the vaccine I have felt terrible afterwards, and as far as I know I have never had the flu.
If you’re not scared of dying of the virus, why not just get the vaccine? Surely you’re less scared of a vaccine than dying since the numbers are vastly on your side?
As others have said, there is more risk than just death. I don't really want more of a chance to have a poor quality of life for the rest of my life.
The vaccine greatly reduces the chances that I have any of these things. Or heck, it even greatly reduces the chance that I'll have a week or two of misery.
I'd love to say it was after extensive research but it wasn't - I'm a software engineer not a doctor - in this instance I trust the expert consensus.
I understand somewhat the viewpoint of "it's an unknown risk vs a somewhat known risk" but really the crux of the matter for me was "what would be the benefit of lying to anyone?"
The latter. I'm probably not at risk from either the virus or the shot.
Unfortunately you can't isolate a world-altering issue like this from its psychological and political context, so for me any respiratory-disease-related risk is secondary to the much bigger threat. "Live free or die" is not an empty slogan. I will be standing with the unvaxxed to the bitter end, although it probably won't go that far.
People apparently didnt like my hesitation to be first in line for the vaccine. The weird thing is that I am not against this vaccine by any means, I hope it works very well. But you and me are in a position where we would be in a very bad situation if something went wrong.
I dont mind a few more months of staying safe, its not a big deal to me and Ill get it later on
So it sounds like you didn’t get vaccinated not because you don’t trust pharma but because you already were infected and don’t need the vaccine?
In any event, the risks of the vaccine are still probably much lower than the risks of a second infection, especially if you were infected more than a year ago
I understand and respect your comments about the relative risk for you personally. That's a personal judgement and your position on that does not seem unreasonable.
Vaccination also protects other people by reducing the spread in the population. By not being vaccinated, you will increase the chances of other people being infected.
How do you factor the risk to others into your decision?
Virus is weak and has super low mortality rate (esp. if you take care of yourself and are not old or fat). Vaccine is new and w/o years of data behind it. I pick no vaccine.
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