A new COVID vaccine is due next month, but health experts and analysts say it is likely to be coolly received even as hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, rise around the country.
It’s pretty depressing how we went from eagerly hoping and praying for a vaccine to come to now having to somehow convince people to take it when there’s a surge in cases.
Am I the only one who started to lose faith in humanity in the covid era?
“Covid doesn’t exist, it’s crested by the government”
“mRNA makes us become reptiles”
“Vaccines are poison, I did my own research and I found out I can inject in my veins the safer ammonia”
And pair that with the government saying it’s mostly killing old people and those with health issues then just declaring it over. I wasn’t expecting lockdown forever, but just like keeping it as an ongoing health concern. Instead they’ve been wiping their site of tracking, dropping funding, and abandoning workers to just hope their employer isn’t going to get them sick. COVID being over is good politically and good for business, so COVID is over.
The J&J vaccine also wasn’t mRNA based either. I had this tiny bit of irrational paranoia over the mRNA thing and I really liked the convenience of the one and done shot, so I got the J&J vax. Both of my boosters were Moderna though.
Honestly, I don’t particularly care unless it’s causing healthcare collapse - at which point people are more likely to vaccinate anyhow.
I personally vaccinate because apparently I love catching Covid. If the vaccine gives me mild symptoms over a short period, sign me up every winter.
This thing has gone from contagious, to super contagious, to super mega ultra contagious, to who knows what next.
People get sick all the time and we’re never going to “beat” Covid unless a perfect, permanent vaccine comes out and everyone else dies.
This is an unrealistic and unachievable endgame, so who cares if people want to live without Covid vaccines (again, unless it’s causing healthcare collapse).
This is an unrealistic and unachievable endgame, so who cares if people want to live without Covid vaccines (again, unless it’s causing healthcare collapse).
Hrm, I would say one benefit not to be underestimated is that vaccination ought to be entirely normalized. The more and the more readily it is done, the more it normalizes the process.
Just checked the German recommendations and, yep, I’m still at what the STIKO recommends with three shots (2x comirnaty, 1x spikevax). They’re only recommending additional shots for at-risk groups, same as flu shots. And apparently my state leads the statistic with 70% at that level or higher, about 80% with two shots, that all doesn’t count immunisation due to catching it. And we were wearing masks because wat mutt dat mutt.
In any case the pandemic has been over for quite some time what are you folks talking about?
The depressing thing for me is that in my country access to COVID vaccines is now limited - you can only get a booster if you’re part of the “clinically vulnerable” group. And whilst I kinda get it that the logic is the same as the flu vaccine that it’s about reducing hospitalisations, at least with flu we have the option to get the vaccine privately… Which we don’t with COVID.
We should be investing in researching longer lasting vaccines. The current mRNA vaccines only give their full protection for about 4 months. Moderna and Pfizer are making insane money by peddling boosters. Here’s a great piece from OPB about the topic.
It’s pretty depressing how we went from eagerly hoping and praying for a vaccine to come to now having to somehow convince people to take it when there’s a surge in cases.
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Just more proof that it was never about mRNA.
Am I the only one who started to lose faith in humanity in the covid era?
“Covid doesn’t exist, it’s crested by the government” “mRNA makes us become reptiles” “Vaccines are poison, I did my own research and I found out I can inject in my veins the safer ammonia”
I can’t
At least it made those zombie movies look downright optimistic in comparison
And pair that with the government saying it’s mostly killing old people and those with health issues then just declaring it over. I wasn’t expecting lockdown forever, but just like keeping it as an ongoing health concern. Instead they’ve been wiping their site of tracking, dropping funding, and abandoning workers to just hope their employer isn’t going to get them sick. COVID being over is good politically and good for business, so COVID is over.
The J&J vaccine also wasn’t mRNA based either. I had this tiny bit of irrational paranoia over the mRNA thing and I really liked the convenience of the one and done shot, so I got the J&J vax. Both of my boosters were Moderna though.
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Pushover! You should hold out for a free pony with every shot, too.
mmmm is that garlic I can smell? someone’s doing a bit of cooking
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Honestly, I don’t particularly care unless it’s causing healthcare collapse - at which point people are more likely to vaccinate anyhow.
I personally vaccinate because apparently I love catching Covid. If the vaccine gives me mild symptoms over a short period, sign me up every winter.
This thing has gone from contagious, to super contagious, to super mega ultra contagious, to who knows what next.
People get sick all the time and we’re never going to “beat” Covid unless a perfect, permanent vaccine comes out and everyone else dies.
This is an unrealistic and unachievable endgame, so who cares if people want to live without Covid vaccines (again, unless it’s causing healthcare collapse).
I personally vaccinate because I love my grandparents and would like to avoid killing them.
(Not saying your love of having covid is less valid than my love of my grandparents, just offering another perspective for readers. Love is love ❤️)
Same! See to it that they also get vaccinated and they don’t forget it. You can still transmit!
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Mmmm freedom fries
Hrm, I would say one benefit not to be underestimated is that vaccination ought to be entirely normalized. The more and the more readily it is done, the more it normalizes the process.
There are several countries that were very close to healthcare collapse before COVID. Now for some reason the media won’t cover this issue adequately.
Just checked the German recommendations and, yep, I’m still at what the STIKO recommends with three shots (2x comirnaty, 1x spikevax). They’re only recommending additional shots for at-risk groups, same as flu shots. And apparently my state leads the statistic with 70% at that level or higher, about 80% with two shots, that all doesn’t count immunisation due to catching it. And we were wearing masks because wat mutt dat mutt.
In any case the pandemic has been over for quite some time what are you folks talking about?
The depressing thing for me is that in my country access to COVID vaccines is now limited - you can only get a booster if you’re part of the “clinically vulnerable” group. And whilst I kinda get it that the logic is the same as the flu vaccine that it’s about reducing hospitalisations, at least with flu we have the option to get the vaccine privately… Which we don’t with COVID.
We should be investing in researching longer lasting vaccines. The current mRNA vaccines only give their full protection for about 4 months. Moderna and Pfizer are making insane money by peddling boosters. Here’s a great piece from OPB about the topic.
With the shit some governments pulled during the first rounds of vaccination you can’t blame people for being skeptical.