Will you take the vaccine

will you take the vaccine

  • yes

    Votes: 91 37.0%
  • no

    Votes: 24 9.8%
  • maybe later

    Votes: 21 8.5%
  • heck no

    Votes: 30 12.2%
  • BTDT - Got the shot

    Votes: 80 32.5%

  • Total voters
    246
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Sierra1

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Just read an article that was saying there's a growing number of medical doctors that are refusing to see/treat patients that are not vaccinated. Apparently, when Pfizer received final approval, the doctors told their current patients that unless they were vaccinated, they would not be seen.

Now, that's a can of worms.
 

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Just scheduled my booster(3rd) Pfizer for tomorrow at 1:00 pm. Had zero issues with side effects other than sleepy after my second one. Fixed that with a 3 hour nap. Retirement is wonderful . So I probable won't be posting tomorrow until after 4:00 pm.
 

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My reaction to the 2nd Moderna shot was a middle of the night bad experience of sweats and becoming dizzy to the point of not standing up. With the booster I was a bit achy the next day and had a slight headache, but a few Tylenol took care of both.
 

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My reaction to the booster was just a sore arm like I had with the first two shots. The wife had a pretty bad headache and felt real tired. These symptoms lasted about 24 hours and she woke up feeling fine this morning. We got the shots on Sunday afternoon.
 

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My reaction to the 2nd Moderna shot was a middle of the night bad experience of sweats and becoming dizzy to the point of not standing up. With the booster I was a bit achy the next day and had a slight headache, but a few Tylenol took care of both.
I did not realize that the Moderna had been approved for a 3rd or booster dose. Am I missing something as my wife is waiting for it.
 

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I did not realize that the Moderna had been approved for a 3rd or booster dose. Am I missing something as my wife is waiting for it.
Moderna has not yet received any FDA approval for general use; it is still only authorized under the "emergency use" approval. That said, the FDA did authorize a booster for certain compromised individuals...again under the "emergency use" authorization.

From the FDA website > Moderna page:

On December 18, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On June 25, 2021, the FDA revised the patient and provider fact sheets regarding the suggested increased risks of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart) following vaccination. On August 12, 2021, the FDA amended the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine EUA to allow for an additional dose to be given to certain immunocompromised individuals. The emergency use authorization allows the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S for use in individuals 18 years of age and older.

 
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Curious, for those who know someone, or have suffered a breakthrough infection themselves (i.e. infection even though vaccinated) what vaccine did they get? I'm finding it interesting that all the ones I know of and have heard of, got the Pfizer vaccine. My sample size is obviously very small, but attempting to increase it. I also caught separate blurbs on TV that the Moderna vaccine was both longer lasting and more effective against the Delta variant. Not sure what their sources were though.

If my perception is correct, it may explain the faster track that the Pfizer has been on for booster approval. For now "experts' are saying we should get the booster from the same manufacturer as the original vaccinations we got.
 

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I did not realize that the Moderna had been approved for a 3rd or booster dose. Am I missing something as my wife is waiting for it.
Though not fully FDA approved yet, the EUA appears to have been updated to allow for boosters regarding certain patients as below from:


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Curious, for those who know someone, or have suffered a breakthrough infection themselves (i.e. infection even though vaccinated) what vaccine did they get? I'm finding it interesting that all the ones I know of and have heard of, got the Pfizer vaccine. My sample size is obviously very small, but attempting to increase it. I also caught separate blurbs on TV that the Moderna vaccine was both longer lasting and more effective against the Delta variant. Not sure what their sources were though.

If my perception is correct, it may explain the faster track that the Pfizer has been on for booster approval. For now "experts' are saying we should get the booster from the same manufacturer as the original vaccinations we got.
Immunocompromised does not mean underlying conditions such as diabetes, or asthma. Right now . . . . around here. . . . the only boosters being issued are to the immunocompromised; AIDS, cancer treatment, etc. I read an article just last night. The Moderna "dose" is over three times stronger than the Pfizer "dose". . . . or three times the active ingredient. Which would explain why they want people to stay with their original manufacturer. Which makes me wonder how they have the same-ish efficacy percentage. And, "breakthrough" infections are going to happen. Neither of the vaccines are 100%.
 

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Remember that those initial efficacies were determined before the Delta variant appeared.
True, but . . . . supposedly :rolleyes: . . . . the Delta is more contagious, but not more deadly. But, those percentages were early in their deployment. They likely have changed.
 

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Moderna seems to be modestly better against Delta, especially over time since the last dose.
 

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These are skilled workers. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry. With the employee shortage right now this will shut me down. I've had a posting up since May for a plumber, 4 (bad) applications. That's all.
Raise the wages. They will stay.


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I'm a cranky selfish old bastard...so MY personal freedom trumps everybody else's. :mad: (I'll go eat a Snickers now....)

Regarding healthcare workers that CAN'T get vaccinated due to legitimate physiological reasons....you feel they should be fired as opposed to alternative options being offered?
Interesting issue. If you have an employer who is so vulnerable to infection that they can’t take the vaccine, and then you put them to work in a covid environment, would you not be liable?


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I had the booster last week. Pfizer and had no after effects at all. Just like the first two.


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