I'm 60+ years old, retired, spent almost 20 years working at the health department in IT, so I'm not a medical professional but had to attend all the first responder trainings after 9/11. Being an IT type I'm curious about a lot of things and paid attention to my training no matter what it was. In the 2000's we had a couple of true pandemics that no one gave a shit about. We didn't even wear masks at the health department at the HIV clinic, a human pox we didn't have a handle on yet.
Fast forward to today. My wife of almost 40 years, who (I think) has been voting conservative all this time, is shrieking (not exaggerating) at me for refusing to get the "vaccine". And every other conservative I know has gotten in line to get it. The stupid part is, if YOU have been vaccinated, and you believe it's effective, then why the hell should you care if I've had the shot or not? I can't make her understand this.
I didn't see this kind of hysteria with HIV, and we thought that might kill us all. Something has gone terribly askew on the treadle.
She's been brainwashed like so many others. Even people at my church have been caught up in the fear. It's like every bit of common sense has gone out of the window! Many people have gotten the cv, recovered at home and survived without any medical intervention. Years ago people didn't crazy over getting a cold or the flu ! I'm glad you are refusing the shot! Stand strong. Why be a Guinea pig over an illness that's over 99% recoverable?!
I'm really, really not trying to start a problem with anyone, just want to be left alone, but that's what happens these days anyways. I do not want a mysterious injection, sorry if that makes me strange.