Originally Posted by MaxPen View Post
Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Max,

If you're not up on the latest, the problem with not taking the vaccine is that if you've had the original strain of Covid-19, you do not have much in the way of natural immunity to the variants, which are more easily transmitted and have somewhat more deadly effects. Having had Covid more than six months ago provides some protection, but not complete, against similar strains. Vaccines provide more protection against the variants than having had the virus already. The main thing the vaccines all do is really cut into the likelihood of serious illness from Covid. You may still get it, but death rates are much lower if you do get it.

If you're hesitant about new tech, you might want to opt for the Johnson and Johnson, which uses established methods and old tech. That's what I'll be doing in a week or so.
I had it the last week of December 2020. Probably picked it up in a casino or something. I had it for 8 days. 3 of which resulted in low grade fever. Mostly just slept and didn't eat for a few days. Then I was fine. Like a bad flu. At least what I remember about the flu since I got it before but years ago.
With the Covid fever never went past 102 and oxygen never went below 94%. I just don't see the point in my getting some experimental shot that the administers have immunity from any responsibility if something goes wrong.
If Covid was so deadly you would have people lined up fighting to get the shots. But it's not much worse than the flu for people in non risk groups.
I personally think the whole thing is overblown. If I were to get the shot it would be the J&J one though. I have seen videos of the Moderna scientists talking about hacking the software of life. No thanks on that bullshit. At least for me.

I get your concerns. I have idiosyncratic reactions to a number of things medical, including an antibiotic that gave me what was first diagnosed as a heart attack a couple of years ago. It was the antibiotic -- turns out it has "heart effects" in 2-3% of the population, like that's not a big deal. How do they get away with prescribing this stuff?

But the Johnson and Johnson is old school in terms of vaccines, so that's not about hacking the software of life. I view it as the most reasonable option.