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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question.
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I am a 69 year old double lobectomy cancer survivor and am unsure about getting the vaccine. I live in a rural setting on a lake with little or no contact with others. I have registered for the vaccine with my wife, but am having second thoughts.
I might wait a while as I do not believe we need to rush into this. What is wrong for letting some time pass and gaining a better perspective on the situation ?
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I agree about letting time pass. I have been hearing a lot about severe adverse side effects from the vaccine, even in young people. I’m 75, am a cancer survivor (2001), liver transplant recipient (2018), have Stage 3 CKD, and am now dealing with severe aortic stenosis. Do I take the risk of taking this experimental vaccine? Right now I’m in wait and see mode, and taking reasonable precautions to avoid exposure as I do every flu season. I believe everyone has to make their own decision based on the best information available. For me, that’s taking a cautious approach.
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@johnymac- Good morning and welcome to Mayo Clinic connect. As many of us have indicated on Connect we believe that everyone has to make their own choice whether to have the vaccine or not. I am a 23+ year lung cancer survivor with 2 lobes gone and chemo and radiation. I have an unusual lung adenocarcinoma it's called multifocal adenocarcinoma. I chose to have the vaccine because if I get the virus or its predominant variants I probably won't survive.