My doctor asked me if I was willing to take the Covid vaccine

I said yes, I was. I told him to phone me when he has it and I can come in and take it. I am 76 years old.

Please give me any reasons you can come up with for why I shouldn't take it.

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SweetNSassy · F

My grandma’s dr advised against it for her because a lot of elderly people are experiencing a feeling of asphyxiation and he wants to study different brands and find out more info before she would take it.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@SweetNSassy sorry to say, her doctor is incorrect, but I would like to see his/her basis for such claims. The VSERS and vsafe, to my knowledge, has not reported such. If the doctor is seeing that, it needs reporting!

SweetNSassy · F

@samueltyler2 are you a dr? Because no offense but I trust someone with actual medical knowledge over a stranger on here

quitwhendone · M

@samueltyler2 What is VSERS and vsafe?

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@SweetNSassy yes, I am a retired physician with over 50 years many of them dealing with the question of medication and vaccine safety.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@quitwhendone sorry it is VAERS and vsafe. VAERS is the FDA system Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, a program which has been for reporting side effects for many years. It requires someone to file a report, so it 8s an "active" surveillance system, and, a bit cumbersome to use. Vsafe is a new system implemented by CDC to monitor the covid19 vaccines. Once registered in vSafe, you received regular texts asking if you are okay, and, if you have any specific side effects. Therefore is is more passive, it reaches out to you.

quitwhendone · M

@samueltyler2 Cool. Thanks.

SweetNSassy · F

@samueltyler2 well all I know is he told her to wait due to her medical history, because of her health. I’m not saying it is unsafe for the majority of people but he is a honest man and I trust his judgement