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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
I want to see plenty of people in the public eye, especially all MP's and their families, plus a few million others having the jab before I will even consider it.
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And if all the MPs and their families got the vaccine first, there would be an outcry over their queue jumping.
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
This is the Government list of vaccines that have caused some people to become severaly disabled. I've never been on an antivax site:
https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment/eligibility
Maybe some of these are fine with some people, but not with others??
The covid vaccine might be the same, nobody know one way or the other yet. This is one of the problems with my strategy of waiting until others, who are prepared to have it first, have had it and waiting to see what happens before I make a decision as to whether to have it or not. It could take some time for any negative effects to show themselves, but how long do I remain shielding to see what happens, 6 months, years?? Is it better to take the risk and at least have the chance of having a more normal life for the remaing time that I have left? I really don't know. |
I don't know the nature of your disabilities, however if you have any reduced organ function at all, especially cardiovascular or respiratory, then based on the evidence so far you are vastly more likely to get seriously ill (or killed) by coronavirus than by any vaccine. You can't shield forever; sooner or later you're going to come into contact with someone who has been infected, and possibly someone who is still infectious.
I can appreciate how the way your life has turned out has made you risk averse here, and this is a decision you have to take seriously, however what it all comes down to is comparing likelihood of certain events occurring. You should discuss this with your GP and whoever takes the lead in providing care for you, however I'll be very surprised if their advice is any different.