A friend of mine in her early 60's seems determined not to have the Covid vaccine. She worked as a carer in a Nursing Home until she retired 2 years ago. Her reasoning ( ? ) is that she doesn't go anywhere and if others have the vaccine, they cannot possibly be at risk from her as they are fully protected themselves. As I understand it, the vaccine offers protection to the extent that if one does contract the virus, the symptoms are not sufficiently serious to need hospitalisation and/or treatment but the virus can still be contracted and may be passed on. I am finding it difficult to convince her that this is possible. With so much info doing the rounds and with the new Indian variant to consider, I wonder how many other people feel the same - ie you have the vaccine and so I don't need it ?
I am needle phobic. I have never been worried about catching the virus or passing it onto anyone as I don’t think I will get it. I have worked with the public throughout the pandemic,travelling on buses and mostly without any form of PPE. I would have a vaccine every month if it meant life returning to normal. Tests are useless in my opinion but the vaccine works and if having it means I can get my life back what’s the problem?
My kids and hubby got every classic Covid symptom ,they all live miles apart,no one saw anyone else,i never had one,single symptom, but professor Martineau who is doing the covidence study I am in, says if you get a reaction like I did to the jab,it's extremely likely I've had Covid you cannot possibly say you don't think you will pass it on because you don't think you will catch it.
We know someone in his late seventies who doesn't wear a mask as he says he lives in a rural area and won't catch it. Another friends' mother who is 94 won't have the jab or wear a mask as she thinks it's a hoax made up by large companies.
Following blood tests last week I have been told by my gp that I have no antibodies despite having had my jab. She sounded very surprised. Had the second one this week.
A friend of mine in her early 60's seems determined not to have the Covid vaccine. She worked as a carer in a Nursing Home until she retired 2 years ago. Her reasoning ( ? ) is that she doesn't go anywhere and if others have the vaccine, they cannot possibly be at risk from her as they are fully protected themselves. As I understand it, the vaccine offers protection to the extent that if one does contract the virus, the symptoms are not sufficiently serious to need hospitalisation and/or treatment but the virus can still be contracted and may be passed on. I am finding it difficult to convince her that this is possible. With so much info doing the rounds and with the new Indian variant to consider, I wonder how many other people feel the same - ie you have the vaccine and so I don't need it ?
Despite much evidence to the contrary (up to now anyway) having the jab is still voluntary. It may seem incomprehensible to many but making something like vacination compulsory is contentious and would likely create quite polarised opinion.
I hadn't realised before all this that many countries don't have the sort of comprehensive vaccine programme that we do in the UK. Growing up here, we are used to the idea of immunisation as a matter of course. There are plenty of countries, including near European neighbours, where it isn't and so the whole idea is entirely alien and intimidating.
That's a different thing from the attitude @philippasmith2 is describing, which seems to be some sort of arrogance, but maybe there is some underlying issue going on.
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I did an antibody test yesterday, I was invited by the react study. It was positive, but not strongly. It is over a month since my second vaccine, It just shows that you still need some caution as we won't all have 5* immunity.
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Her reasoning ( ? ) is that she doesn't go anywhere and if others have the vaccine, they cannot possibly be at risk from her as they are fully protected themselves.
As I understand it, the vaccine offers protection to the extent that if one does contract the virus, the symptoms are not sufficiently serious to need hospitalisation and/or treatment but the virus can still be contracted and may be passed on.
I am finding it difficult to convince her that this is possible. With so much info doing the rounds and with the new Indian variant to consider, I wonder how many other people feel the same - ie you have the vaccine and so I don't need it ?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/18/96-of-britons-develop-antibodies-after-one-covid-jab-study-finds
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George Bernard Shaw'
That's a different thing from the attitude @philippasmith2 is describing, which seems to be some sort of arrogance, but maybe there is some underlying issue going on.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”