Why I'm not getting vaccinated — yet: I'm not adamantly opposed to the vaccine, but I am opposed to the government's approach to the vaccine

I think the new mRNA COVID vaccines could be a wonderful breakthrough — maybe a whole new way of treating disease. Researchers are talking about the technology possibly being used for immunizing against malaria and curing viral cancers. After all, some of the best new medical advances have come in times of duress.

I just don't yet know that it is the best thing for me for now. I'm in the right age group. I nevertheless want to wait a year, see what happens in the longer term to those who got vaccinated, and then make an informed decision. I think that's my right, and I will fight anyone who wants to take other rights from me for exercising that one.

What bothers me is that the vaccines are being offered as a gigantic drug trial, a fact people tend to forget or ignore. They've each been approved by the FDA on an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Nobody knows if, or what, the long-term effects will be until there's been time to study them. I have no desire to be a guinea pig.

Nevertheless, the at-risk, the elderly, the terrified have compelling reasons to get vaccinated. What a relief, to be protected against this awful virus!

I also doubt whether every single person needs vaccination. For instance, why vaccinate someone who had COVID already? Don't they have antibodies?

According to the medical powers-that-be, immunity from a case of COVID "may" last a shorter or longer amount of time — but they're all seemingly united in betting on it being shorter, and COVID survivors benefiting from immunization, at least getting one of the two shots. They really don't know, do they? Nor do they know how long the immunity from the vaccine lasts

The observation of medical people who spoke up concerning CV19 victims is that victims had low amounts of vitamin D in their system, especially a problem, but avoidable, in the winter months.

So was CV19 pandemic actually a vitamin D deficiency pandemic?

In other words, would we not nave even noticed an arguably new virus if everybody was taking D3 dietary supplements?

I’ve barely noticed my seasonal allergies since regularly taking D3.

Also, did Big Pharma simply follow the money with profitable government contracts for providing vaccines that people maybe didn’t need in the first place?

On the other hand, I will mention that some people probably needed a change in their normal, boring rut and seized the opportunity to use the pandemic as an excuse to escape their rut.

After all, for undoubtedly some teachers for example, teaching is a second priority to constantly being on guard to prevent students from sending each other to the hospital (not a reference to CV19).

Insights welcome.

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