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@merpreb thanks for pointing out the importance for getting the vaccination(s). I appreciate your information. In my previous posts I have included how the mRNA works. I am aware it is not a “live” virus or no covid virus is a partial ingredient. Please show me the evidence that it provides immunity. As far as I know there is no proof that it does. I know that someone who receives the 2nd dose 2 weeks later can possibly get the virus and needs to quarantine to not transmit the virus to others. This was brought to my attention about a month ago. Has it changed? I know the vaccine protects an individual from getting severe symptoms. It basically prevents possible hospitalizations. Where is the immunity? We all have to decide whether or not to receive the vaccine. Yes, I will be protected from severe symptoms but I am at a low risk. Do I take the chance from possibly suffering worse neuropathy for who knows how long for a virus there is a slim chance of contracting? These are my considerations. It is different for each individual based on their risks due to exposure and their medical history. If I was a high risk due to my exposure everyday I would be more likely to get vaccinated so I would not suffer severe symptoms from covid. By getting vaccinated I would not worry about getting seriously sick to warrant hospitalization. I could still contract the virus.
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I don't know what proof you want. Statistics comparing the infection rates of vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals are pretty convincing. The only unknown at this point seems to be how long protection will last.
Just one "snapshot", from Minnesota statistics, there were 39608 positive Covid test in March 2021, or one in every 139 people in the state. Assuming some people were tested more than once, say you had a 1 in 200 chance of getting Covid in March alone (a low-infection period.) That's 1/2% in one month. There were 89 fully vaccinated people who tested positive, or 1 in 9300 of fully-vaccinated people (1 in 61,000 of the general population), or one ten-thousandth of one percent. Further, there were only a couple of hospitalizations and no deaths of the vaccinated people.
I personally like the odds of full vaccination - it makes me feel that as a vulnerable person I can begin to resume a normal life. I did react to the vaccine, as did my daughters, but it was nothing compared to the months-long illness my daughter suffered from Covid in March of 2020.
We all must make our own decisions, but the more vaccinated people around, the fewer the vectors for further infection and further mutation of the virus.
Sue
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@avmcbellar- Thank you. I haven't even been around my sister for a year so I am not exposed hardly at all. But that doesn't mean that I am at low risk. Since I have cancer and other things, as I mentioned, my immune system is still compromised. So I consider myself high risk. I guess that it's all a matter of some words and how you are defining them. I have waited a month for Moderna and I get migraines. So I have chosen to chance those. I had some neuropathy after chemo so I know that it can be horrible. I have friends who have it. I don't envy them, nor do they envy my migraines.
Best of luck
Merry