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Will you get a Covid vaccine when available? (1 Viewer)
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top dog
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My 4 year old grandson had COVID in January. Along with his dad and mother. It was pretty mild. He was sick a couple days, even threw up one day. Was over it in I think 3 days max.
Now he has been diagnosed with asthma. Which isn't surprising since his dad has it, grandma has it, etc. But now he is on full blown asthma inhalers, rescue inhalers, etc. He spent the night last night and had an attack at 4 am. Mom (who lives next door) had to bring over some kind of liquid rescue med because the inhaler was not enough. He was coughing so much he threw up. He has gotten sick a few times since COVID where he was pretty healthy and rarely got sick before COVID. The doc said because he had COVID, he is more susceptible to these other things now. Not sure if that is a temporary thing or if it is long term. I wasn't there when the doc told mom.
Before COVID -> healthy, not diagnosed with asthma
Post COVID -> keeps getting sick and now has full blown asthma needing rescue inhalers, etc.
Now he has been diagnosed with asthma. Which isn't surprising since his dad has it, grandma has it, etc. But now he is on full blown asthma inhalers, rescue inhalers, etc. He spent the night last night and had an attack at 4 am. Mom (who lives next door) had to bring over some kind of liquid rescue med because the inhaler was not enough. He was coughing so much he threw up. He has gotten sick a few times since COVID where he was pretty healthy and rarely got sick before COVID. The doc said because he had COVID, he is more susceptible to these other things now. Not sure if that is a temporary thing or if it is long term. I wasn't there when the doc told mom.
Before COVID -> healthy, not diagnosed with asthma
Post COVID -> keeps getting sick and now has full blown asthma needing rescue inhalers, etc.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Well if you believe that the gov't is pushing this shot to mutate our DNA then rigging the lottery is a much easier conclusion to reach.
top dog
Footballguy
It’s this type of thinking that leads people to not get their second shot and for us to continue to have to worry about what school in the Fall will be like. My 16 year old and 19 year old have already had both shots. My wife and I have already had both shots. My parents have also already had both shots. None of us had flu like symptoms. The only people who post that they had bad symptoms are people that had them. The people that maybe felt a little tired or had a sore arm don’t post as much.jobarules said:
If you had the vaccine and didn’t have much of a reaction, then your kid won’t. Personally, for my kids to be protected from the chance of having health problems that people have had with COVID, I’m fine with them feeling a little tired.
Yep, this is why my youngest (14) is scheduled for his shot on Thursday. He’s going to the beach with a friend (who he’s hung out with since the beginning) for a week while the rest of us go to a friend’s beach house just for the weekend. Knowing he’ll at least have already gotten his first shot before makes me feel better. After mid June, my family will be 100% vaccinated. That will be nice although we definitely having been hiding so to speak.top dog said:
belljr
Footballguy
Huh? First its a private school. Second if you bothered to read the post I responded too. Someone posted that "friends" are afraid of getting breathed on by people who are vaccinated. I simply replied to their post and they asked if I was serious
I'd say my reply was pretty much on point
See below
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gianmarco
Footballguy
That's not true.jobarules said:
Anywhere between 300-600 kids have died from Covid.
That's "at worst".
More reading on it
I did read it, just don't like misleading titles/links. It'd be like having an article about the Westboro Baptist Church and saying that churches are protesting the military as if it remotely represents a normal church or as if this "school" remotely represents a normal school. Even the article in the link just says "Private School" as if it were a catholic school or other private school instead of leading with a title like "Private School run by a Loon who thinks unvaccinated women get miscarriages by standing close to vaccinated people won't allow teachers to be vaccinated."
We're entitled to our own opinions of whether your post was misleading or not, but too many people don't even bother to read the article. Here's his reply to you:
And another:cap'n grunge said:
So, basically some idiot anti-vaxxer (some of the most famous come from Cali, not Florida) is now being parroted as if he represents the school system in Florida. Heck, it wouldn't surprise me if it's not even a real school that's registered or whatever it needs to be with the state.Judge Smails said:
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
That's some Starbellied Sneetches type stuff right there.cap'n grunge said:
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
We need to have Sylvester McMonkey McBean show up with his marvelous vaxxing machine.
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
I might be wrong but I think you said that your wife was initially reluctant to get the shot but was convinced by her doctor to get it. If the same doctor said your kid should get the shot would you guys change your mind?jobarules said:
I mean if you start having heart problems 10 years from now are you gonna blame it on the COVID or are you gonna blame it on all the cheeseburgers you ate? I am talking generally not really about you in particular.
jamny
Footballguy
That depends if in 10 years from now there is a noticeable increase in heart problems in those that had mild symptoms from covid. I won't say I'd blame it on it, but it would be something I would regret catching if I had a vaccine available to me.
Look, I understand. I even asked the question earlier if anyone is having a hard time deciding on whether or not to have a child vaccinated. I know for some, it's a tough decision and probably would be for me if I had kids.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
This is something that is easily tracked. In the coming months and years is the instance of *name your malady* greater in those who had Covid as opposed to those who did not? This can be extended to those who were vaccinated and still contracted Covid. A problem arises if people are asymptomatic and not tested.
However, I trust raw data over my armchair scientist theories.
Doug B
Footballguy
I'm assuming you took the green canned oral derivative?
And then that you opened a can of something else on Bluto, swung by to pick up Olive Oil, and then Wimpy handed you a stack of twenties?
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
Pfizer #1 done 3 minutes ago. Only side effect so far is boredom during the 15 minute wait.
skol asylum
Footballguy
Ah yes, the Gates/Rothschild/Keebler secret pact designed to use the pandemic to achieve global dominance via slave labor and delicious cookies. Diabolical.
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The Football Freak
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identikit
Footballguy
Godsbrother
Footballguy
I have a buddy that is a rep for a food company that sells meat to restaurants. He told me of his customers was the head chef of a prestigious restaurant in Pittsburgh that he's known for almost 20 years.
The chef quit his job because he had Covid last year, lost his sense of smell and taste and hasn't gotten it back. He told my buddy he tried getting by but found it impossible to continue cooking. He decided to quit when his doctor said there is no way of knowing if or when he'll regain smell and taste and they may not be the same as they were pre-Covid.
Pretty crazy virus...
The chef quit his job because he had Covid last year, lost his sense of smell and taste and hasn't gotten it back. He told my buddy he tried getting by but found it impossible to continue cooking. He decided to quit when his doctor said there is no way of knowing if or when he'll regain smell and taste and they may not be the same as they were pre-Covid.
Pretty crazy virus...
identikit
Footballguy
A little anecdotal update here in Washington State:
Went to Costco this morning.
I wasn't sure what the mask protocol would be (I tried googling information for our state, but it was really clear as mud). So I brought a mask in my pocket. I asked the lady at the door check-in if I needed to wear a mask (pulled it out of my pocket), and she said if I was vaccinated I didn't need to. So cool. Put the mask back in my pocket.
While I was in the store (about 45 minutes), I didn't see one other person without a mask. Probably about 40-45 people (not including employees). Got a few 'looks' like, why aren't you wearing a mask? but no one said anything.
I'd say the overall age of the shoppers was 60+ so that probably has a lot to do with me being the lone maskless rebel.
Went to Costco this morning.
I wasn't sure what the mask protocol would be (I tried googling information for our state, but it was really clear as mud). So I brought a mask in my pocket. I asked the lady at the door check-in if I needed to wear a mask (pulled it out of my pocket), and she said if I was vaccinated I didn't need to. So cool. Put the mask back in my pocket.
While I was in the store (about 45 minutes), I didn't see one other person without a mask. Probably about 40-45 people (not including employees). Got a few 'looks' like, why aren't you wearing a mask? but no one said anything.
I'd say the overall age of the shoppers was 60+ so that probably has a lot to do with me being the lone maskless rebel.
-fish-
Footballguy
-fish-
Footballguy
Good article here on why vaccination is critical for a novel virus. Good answers to "why would I give my otherwise healthy child a vaccination that gives them mild flu-like symptoms?"
Novel means severity
Novel means severity
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skol asylum
Footballguy
I'd probably just put a mask on. It's pretty painless. I'm fully vaccinated but will probably keep masking up when around others for a bit longer. Once my youngest is vaccinated that may start changing. I'm an outlier though, I still wipe things down or quarantine them for a couple days and until just recently would heat pizza and fast food for a few minutes in the oven. Overkill? Probably. But I was going to do everything I could to avoid the Rona for myself and the family.
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identikit
Footballguy
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
I tend to treat my mask as a second hat in terms of displaying my favorite team. I kind of like having the mask when around a lot of people, but then again, I hated being around a lot of people well before the pandemic.
Mookie
Footballguy
I intend to continue wearing a mask in high risk areas, like planes, schools, crowds, and public transit. Not because I'm scared of COVID (I got it last March and have been fully vaccinated), but because of catching all of the other germs out there. I haven't been sick in over a year and it's been pretty nice. There are a lot of filthy people out there.
I’ve noticed the same thing in places that I’ve gone since the guidance change. In my store we still have signs up requiring masks and really haven’t seen much uptick. The ones not wearing masks weren’t wearing them before and probably aren’t vaccinated. The gym where by daughter goes for Ninja Warrior class sent out an email saying masks are no longer required. In class today most were still wearing masks.identikit said:
I will continue wearing a mask at work and traveling. I’ll also wear one where they require it as well as when we’re with our girls. They are likely to still be unvaccinated and wearing masks when school starts in August. It’s a minor inconvenience to set a good example for them and make sure that they will continue good habits when school starts. So really not much has changed for me.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
12 hours post-injection and my arm hurts like a ############.
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Doug B
Footballguy
popeye
Footballguy
Following my shot yesterday, I didn't feel a thing for 3 or 4 hours - then it hurt to move it. Much better today - so hopefully you'll feel better soon.
popeye
Footballguy
For those who've had at least one shot - did you feel anything - I mean ANYTHING - when getting the shot?
Nothing, nada, nope for me. If it wasn't for the sore arm later in the day, you could have convinced me nurse wiped the arm with alcohol and then went straight to the band-aid.
Nothing, nada, nope for me. If it wasn't for the sore arm later in the day, you could have convinced me nurse wiped the arm with alcohol and then went straight to the band-aid.
Doug B
Footballguy
I had the same exact experience with the first Moderna shot. My son reported similarly after his first Pfizer.
The second shot I felt, but it wasn't painful. Probably some slight movement as the needle was going in, something subtle.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
Skipdog77
Footballguy
As someone who has regularly prepped injections in the past, and also seen how the Moderna vaccine was prepped behind-the-scenes, I can tell you that how it is handled can make a big difference in the sharpness of the needle.
I got my 2 shots from different places. On my 1st shot I felt almost nothing, but the ham-fisted brute who prepped my 2nd shot caused it to feel like I was getting stabbed with dull steak knife.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Vaxxed two months ago but still had to get a Covid test yesterday for a colonoscopy tomorrow. Freaking hate the nasopharyngeal swab test, I know it’s a little different for everyone but always painful for me.
Redwes25
Footballguy
Good luck - Asthma sucks especially at that age. I will say that once probably treated he has a very good chance of it not being an issue. At least that is true for my son and I, where you have real dificulties but can be controlled well. Honestly, my wife and I never look forward to the fall and respiratory virus season as it always hits my son the hardest. This year he didn't catch anything in the fall and winter due to masks, distancing, etc.
krista4
Footballguy
Silverdale Costco checking in with 100% mask-wearing yesterday minus one dude. Wait, was that you?identikit said:
The one guy without a mask was shopping with a woman who was wearing one, which seemed odd. Anyway, I was surprised at the near-complete usage, especially with the big sign up front saying you don’t have to if vaxxed.
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identikit
Footballguy
I do not know that masked woman!Silverdale Costco checking in with 100% mask-wearing yesterday minus one dude. Wait, was that you?
I was in a Costco south of there, so I have an airtight alibi (my receipt).
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
First one, nothing. Second, normal shot.
I think that’s a skill set thing with the shot giver.
