Simple question, knowing what you know now is the clot shot safe and effective?
Not sure. Too much clutter. Too many stats out there, that aren't apples to apples like this article.
My understanding is that the vax is not entirely safe, but contracting covid is much more dangerous than getting the vax. At least for the non-youth population.
Which leads to the question of effectiveness. Which needs to be broken into two parts. Does the Vax prevent you from getting Covid? And does the vax prevent serious illness, if you do get Covid after getting the vax.
Some studies show that it does reduce the chance of getting covid for a coupple of months, but the effectiveness rate is much less than what we've seen in other vaccines. And the duration of preventive protection is short.
I still think based on the Texas Prison analysis, that the vax reduces the seriousness of Covid. Because there you had a controlled study of people who got the vaxed compared to people who didn't get the vax. And the death rate , and hospitalization rate of unvaxed far exceeded the unvaxed.
How long the protection against serious illness lasts, I don't know.
Personally, I secluded, which I do well as long as I could. When my daughter started teaching high school again, she said, "I'm going to turn into a germ factory, and you need to be vaxed if you want me to come out to your house."
I couldn't argue with her logic so I got the first two shots.
I haven't gotten any boosters. I still seclude well. And I'm waiting on the waters to clear up on the effectiveness and dangers of the vax. I also have a long list of therapeutic supplements on hand.
If another serious strand of covid starts circulating, I might get a booster. Hopefully, Covid will just keep getting weaker.
Not sure. Too much clutter. Too many stats out there, that aren't apples to apples like this article.
My understanding is that the vax is not entirely safe, but contracting covid is much more dangerous than getting the vax. At least for the non-youth population.
Which leads to the question of effectiveness. Which needs to be broken into two parts. Does the Vax prevent you from getting Covid? And does the vax prevent serious illness, if you do get Covid after getting the vax.
Some studies show that it does reduce the chance of getting covid for a coupple of months, but the effectiveness rate is much less than what we've seen in other vaccines. And the duration of preventive protection is short.
I still think based on the Texas Prison analysis, that the vax reduces the seriousness of Covid. Because there you had a controlled study of people who got the vaxed compared to people who didn't get the vax. And the death rate , and hospitalization rate of unvaxed far exceeded the unvaxed.
How long the protection against serious illness lasts, I don't know.
Personally, I secluded, which I do well as long as I could. When my daughter started teaching high school again, she said, "I'm going to turn into a germ factory, and you need to be vaxed if you want me to come out to your house."
I couldn't argue with her logic so I got the first two shots.
I haven't gotten any boosters. I still seclude well. And I'm waiting on the waters to clear up on the effectiveness and dangers of the vax. I also have a long list of therapeutic supplements on hand.
If another serious strand of covid starts circulating, I might get a booster. Hopefully, Covid will just keep getting weaker.
Not sure. Too much clutter. Too many stats out there, that aren't apples to apples like this article.
My understanding is that the vax is not entirely safe, but contracting covid is much more dangerous than getting the vax. At least for the non-youth population.
Which leads to the question of effectiveness. Which needs to be broken into two parts. Does the Vax prevent you from getting Covid? And does the vax prevent serious illness, if you do get Covid after getting the vax.
Some studies show that it does reduce the chance of getting covid for a coupple of months, but the effectiveness rate is much less than what we've seen in other vaccines. And the duration of preventive protection is short.
I still think based on the Texas Prison analysis, that the vax reduces the seriousness of Covid. Because there you had a controlled study of people who got the vaxed compared to people who didn't get the vax. And the death rate , and hospitalization rate of unvaxed far exceeded the unvaxed.
How long the protection against serious illness lasts, I don't know.
Personally, I secluded, which I do well as long as I could. When my daughter started teaching high school again, she said, "I'm going to turn into a germ factory, and you need to be vaxed if you want me to come out to your house."
I couldn't argue with her logic so I got the first two shots.
I haven't gotten any boosters. I still seclude well. And I'm waiting on the waters to clear up on the effectiveness and dangers of the vax. I also have a long list of therapeutic supplements on hand.
If another serious strand of covid starts circulating, I might get a booster. Hopefully, Covid will just keep getting weaker.
Simple question, but not a simple answer.
One of the side effects of the vaccine is triple posting.
Nah, I just wasn’t getting a good screen refresh, showing it had posted.
You asked a simple question for a FReeper’s opinion and got a thousand words as the answer. Good grief!