She's spent the last two days saying things like: "I don't trust my government but I trust science." and "I really really don't want to get it." and "I want to be able to travel to Europe again, so I'm willing to get it for that."
Even with all her anxiety and mistrust, she still got it. Only a few hours after, she said she didn't feel good, and didn't think it was just in her head.
People are so brainwashed, they're going against their own common sense and survival instincts.
UPDATE: She said her brain was foggy all day yesterday, and she doesn't really remember the days events. She said it made her and her husband who also took it very very tired. And the injection site was very painful also.
Pfizer is the one I want to get. I'm not in a high risk group, or currently in a high risk area, but I do expect to be spending some time in high risk areas, so I'd want to get vaccinated whether there's any requirement for it or not. The Pfizer one has the best track record re side effects, and is also more effective (so far) than the J&J vaccine (which is off the table right now anyway). Right now, only the Moderna vaccine is available in my area, and if I felt the need to get vaccinated ASAP, I'd get it, but the incidence of skin reactions, while mostly mild, is significant and the mechanism not well understood, so I'm going to wait until I can get the Pfizer vaccine. Your friend will be fine.
Why would you want to get a "vaccine" that doesn't even prevent you from getting the virus? It also does nothing to prevent you from spreading it so what in the hell are you talking about?
The vaccines (all of them) absolutely do reduce the incidence of symptomatic illness, and reduce the incidence of hospitalization or death to near zero. And yes, it does plenty to reduce the spread. No vaccine has ever been 100% effective against acquiring or spreading a disease, or 100% free of side effects.
I do not want to get COVID-19. While the incidence of death or critical illness is very low even without vaccination, the risk of mild or moderate symptomatic illness remains high in densely populated areas. And many people who recover from the active infection quickly, are left with long-term and possibly permanent side effects. It's not rational to look at this in terms of "if there's only a remote chance it will kill me, then there's no reason to worry about getting the disease". There's a guy in my town who had a "mild" case almost a year ago. He still can't taste anything except super-hot chili peppers like jalapenos, and he can barely even taste those. I'm not sure about how his sense of smell has recovered at this point (it was also totally gone), and that can be dangerous in addition to just lowering quality of life.
Why are you so terrified of this virus? I have taken the flu vaccine and still caught the flu. Notice how there is always on out for anything that happens with this virus. The majority who get it never need hospitalizations so you are simply being hysterical. Myself and two other family members supposedly had it, although if you had told me it was the flu I would have believed you. Very similar. We lost some taste and some smell for about two weeks. You are being ridiculous.