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Originally Posted by Discombobulated
@ SprinkL3 yes that does sound confusing! Idk but your friend might be in a good position to have had that J&J shot 1st as hopefully he’s got the benefit of T-Cell response from what I’ve been reading.
Okay so looks like I’m the first to post about Omicron here. Here we go again. 2 cases here already. Masks back on in stores (probably they should never have been off). Just hoping this one isn’t going to be as bad as feared. |
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Discombobulated - Yes, my friend is in a healthy position. My nephew has had a breakthrough case and survived. He has an autoimmune disorder, so his condition and his medications prevent him from absorbing the vaccines fully, but he nonetheless was fully vaccinated when he had a breakthrough case. He was just in the hospital for surgery a month prior, and then he celebrated his birthday with other young persons in their 20s and early 30s, who accidentally gave him Covid-19 (since many of his friends weren't vaccinated). He wound up in the hospital again, but not in ICU. He was just there for observation for maybe one or two days. He claims that the vaccines saved his life from severe disease or death. Many of the deaths from breakthrough cases are among the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or immunocompromised persons (the young disabled, the middle-aged disabled, the elderly disabled). It is therefore imperative that all persons get the vaccines unless there are allergic reactions to all vaccines. Some people may be allergic to some vaccines but not others, so they elect to take the vaccines that won't give them an allergic reaction. My nephew had the Moderna vaccine - which is notably the vaccine with the lowest rate for breakthrough cases among healthy persons WITHOUT immunocompromised conditions.
Vaccine hesitancy is largely due to the
following reasons:
1. Safety and efficacy concerns
2. Preference for physiological immunity
3. Distrust in government and health organizations
4. Autonomy and personal freedom
But to dispel any rumors/misinformation/disinformation and allay any concerns,
Johns Hopkins Medicine has stated the following science-based information:
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1. The COVID-19 vaccine was created quickly, but was carefully tested for safety.
2. COVID vaccine side effects are temporary and do not mean you’re sick.
3. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine can protect you from getting sick.
4. Diversity in COVID-19 vaccine testing helped assess safety and effectiveness.
5. Do you have allergies? You can probably still get the COVID-19 vaccine.
6. People of color are especially vulnerable to severe COVID-19.
7. If you’ve already had COVID-19, getting the vaccine will add extra protection.
8. Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 helps others in your community.
9. More vaccinations for COVID-19 mean a chance to get back to normal.
10. Here’s what we know about pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility concerns with the COVID-19 vaccines. Johns Hopkins Medicine agrees with and strongly supports the recommendations of the CDC and other organizations who recommend that all pregnant or lactating individuals, along with those trying to get pregnant, be vaccinated against COVID-19. Find out more about the vaccine and pregnancy.
11. COVID-19 Vaccines: Time is of the essence. People hesitate to get vaccinated for COVID-19 for many reasons, from personal views and fears to logistical problems getting to vaccine sites. But waiting too long to be vaccinated allows the coronavirus to continue spreading in the community, with new variants emerging. Severe COVID-19 can be very dangerous: The sooner you get vaccinated, the sooner you are protected.
12. How can you decide if you should get the COVID-19 vaccine? Do your research: Your questions are important, and getting the right answers from reliable sources can add to your peace of mind. Talk to your family doctor and people you know who have been vaccinated and learn all you can about the COVID-19 vaccine so you can make the most informed decision about getting vaccinated.
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Even with new Variants of Concern (VoCs), vaccines still protect you from the other variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that can lead to the disease COVID-19. Like the influenza vaccinations, it is important to protect yourself and others from spreading any communicable diseases during a pandemic, due to possible "crisis standards of care" that could pose a threat to getting care in emergency rooms and intensive care units when Covid-19 cases are too high and thus may take precedence in some hospitals and treatment facilities.
Additionally, vaccines also help prevent hefty hospital bills due to long hospital stays, long-term rehabilitation for the unvaccinated who do survive with severe Long-Covid disease (which may be permanently disabling, thus causing more than hefty hospital bills, but also unemployment, career loss, possible relational loss, and definite financial loss), etc. Who needs $1000 to over $1,000,000 in hospital bills that could be prevented with vaccines?! When it comes to the economy, it makes more financial sense to use preventative measures rather than risk your own pocket book and the taxpayer dollars of others'. The vaccines are a win-win situation, even though certain disinformation campaigns will continue to spread lies based on political extremism and religious extremism. Lies do not equate to true religious practices, for one, so this is how easy it may be for cults to terrorize and cripple economies, infrastructures, groups, and individual human lives. Also, political extremism has also become blended with not only political-based disinformation campaigns, which includes extreme versions of lies intended to harm (not help) both individuals and groups, both the poor and the rich, and mostly the unvaccinated from their own parties and families - just to prove a political point and "to be right." They are far from "right."
For these reasons and more, there are many people who are now getting vaccinated for the first time, and there are many people who are getting boosters. There are many people who are doing what they can to spread truth (like I am doing here), which is NOT POLITICAL, NOT RELIGIOUS, but rather TRUTHFUL HEALTH-BASED INFORMATION BASED ON EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND SCIENCE, AND CAN ALSO IMPROVE BOTH (DIRECT) PHYSICAL HEALTH AS WELL AS (INDIRECT) MENTAL HEALTH, insofar that fewer loss/grief traumas, fewer medical traumas, and fewer related traumas from avoiding severe or fatal illnesses are preventative measures supporting mental health.
There are way more benefits and fewer risks to getting vaccinated, when compared to those who aren't getting vaccinated or who only get partially vaccinated.