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MrGone 15 points ago +15 / -0

My 68yo father with alzhiemers is obsessed with getting his shot in the next 2 weeks.

I swear my mother is letting him do it in case it ends his miserable quality of life.

They used to call the flu an old man's best friend. I am having trouble convincing them he has a hi risk of dying.

But, maybe my daughter will wake up

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Mandroid901 4 points ago +4 / -0

My parents are 69 and got the first dose even after I tried explaining things to them. They know nothing about this shot, that it’s not really a vaccine, Provides no immunity, that this type of shot has never been tested long term. All they care about is being able to get on a plane and travel with less restrictions which probably won’t even be the case. I went for a physical and my doctor said it was a good choice that I wasn’t getting the shot. He also slyly said “you didn’t hear that from me”. I could tell he’s strongly against it but reticent to discuss his feelings on fears it would damage his practice.