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Needles And Me Don't Mix

When I was born in 1955, the practice was to get kids stuck as soon as possible for all types of illnesses and diseases. Polio was a big thing.So were chicken pox,measles,mumps, German measles - you name it, it was a popular sickness.

And here is where I come in.

I hate needles with a passion. I cried and fought every time I had to go to the doctor and get a vaccination.I have a very tender skin, and it didn't toughen up any over the years before I went to kindergarten, either.

Fast forward to 1970's. I found myself in need of a colostomy. No one told me I would need to get a shot before the procedure. I was in my hospital room,sound asleep, with my arms crossed over my chest. I didn't feel anyone pick up my arm, but I sure felt the long catlike scratch on the interior of my left arm - my GOOD arm! I sat up with a loud cry, grabbing my arm with my other hand and crying steadily. The scratch hurt steadily, turning a bright red.

Fast forward to present day. COVID-19 hits the world. The President, the Governors, and everyone else is jumping on the bandwagon to get shots.

I have not had any kind of shot since the colostomy, and I really don't WANT one.I have heard of people getting mild cases of COVIX19o after the shot, and I don't want one of those either.

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xmedleft · 51-55, M

They don't typically get a CASE of COVID, they have a reaction to the shot as their immune system steps up, but it's not the same as a CASE.
I had COVID, shot 1 reaction and shot 2 reaction... while the shot reactions were like mini-cases of COVID, they were still FAAAAAAR BETTER than COVID. More people die of COVID (percentage AND numerical) than from the shots.
Get the damn shot, it's not about what you WANT it's about what the other 8 billion of us need -- we need you to not be the weak link in the chain of our survival.

MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@xmedleft I know three people who had the two-shot deal. All three of them had a COVID reaction and were sick for three days. My youngest brother. His son (23). My best friend in this apartment complex. They had sick headaches and no appetite.

If it had happened to just one person I knew, that's one thing. Three is excessive.

xmedleft · 51-55, M

@MaryJanine A COVID reaction is not COVID. It appears the same, but is not caused by an actual virus-cell invasion.
They are therefore also not contaqeous (indicative of COVID) and don't have the reaction for as long (I was down with the disease for 13 days).
Again, I had the disease AND later on the shots. I know the difference physically and took enough college bio to know the difference in causality and effectuality.
So note. At no point did I refute that the shots have an effect, in fact I said it before you did. However getting the shot is not the SAME as having the disease and getting the shot doesn't make you a [c=800000][b][i]danger[/i][/b][/c] to anyone else.

MaryJanine · 61-69, F

@xmedleft I know not everyone has a reaction to a shot. Others do. Some have come down after being vaccinated and died. And people that were healthy and went for a shot got sick.

The shot, no. matter what kind you get, is not a 100% precaution. If push comes to shove, I want the one-time-and-that-is IT. They have people come to your home and do it there; I've seen it on the mews. I have difficulty walking as it is.

xmedleft · 51-55, M

@MaryJanine Some places do have home service, I don't think my state does.
Yes there were even a few deaths from reactions to the shot itself -- most of those were in people who got the one-time shot. Still the odds of dying from the shot are FAR less than those of dying from COVID. You are allowing the presence of things that can be measured by statistics scare you. But if you actually looked at the statistics then you'd see that YOU are faaaar safer getting the shot than you are not. They also uphold that you are far safer getting the Pfizer or Moderna shots (albeit two) than you are not. Finally the stats uphold that Everyone, especially yourself, is safer the more people get the shot. It is simply doing your part.
FDR said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." and this is true in almost every circumstance. You not getting the shot because you're babying that side of yourself that responds to ambiguous fears is putting yourself and the people around you in more danger.
Whomever you're talking to at any given moment is safer breathing your air if you have the shot -- especially if they're vaccinated. So if the vaccine is only 95% effective in preventing COVID their remaining 5% is protected by your 95% -- unless you don't get he shot.