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I'd lawyer up but seing as I semi retired last year but am actively appyling I might take the shot - might

I'm guessing this won't help..........................



Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of a third dose in certain immunocompromised individuals.

That's kinda looking similar to the data around my neck of the woods.

How is ATX on the Vax levels?

But her job is in a rheumatologist's office, ... She might not want the vaccine, but how would she feel if she ended up getting a COVID infection, passing it on to a vulnerable patient before she realized she had it, and then that patient died because he/she wasn't as young and healthy as she is?

When I had it I was in the doghouse at home. I thought sure my wife would get it but she had no sign of it. I could get sick and die, and while I would not handle that well, if I made someone else sick, that would be difficult guilt to live, or die with. That was constantly on my mind.

Is it bad that now that we have widely available vaccination [in this country, at least] that I really don't give a crap about the numbers in each state? 

While breakthrough infections are possible, and serious breakthrough infections are possible but extremely rare, the bulk of the people affected chose not to protect themselves with the vaccine. I feel bad for them individually, as I don't want to see anyone in the ICU, or on a vent, or die. But the aggregate numbers just don't make an impact on me any longer...

Is it bad that now that we have widely available vaccination [in this country, at least] that I really don't give a crap about the numbers in each state?

While breakthrough infections are possible, and serious breakthrough infections are possible but extremely rare, the bulk of the people affected chose not to protect themselves with the vaccine. I feel bad for them individually, as I don't want to see anyone in the ICU, or on a vent, or die. But the aggregate numbers just don't make an impact on me any longer...

As long as government (and private) entities are using case counts to determine policies like occupancy, capacity, and masking, it will continue to affect me. That's really my primary concern with the total case numbers.

Also, as long as dumbass unvaxed jackwagons are getting unnecessarily sick and clogging up the hospitals and ICUs, it will continue to affect my community's ability to process ACTUAL medical emergencies that are NOT a result of an idiot making a selfish and stupid decision not to get vaccinated.

(As always, I'm not including in this commentary, people that are medically unable to get the vaccine.  That should go without saying.  But let's be honest, that's also just a tiny fraction of the population)

As long as government (and private) entities are using case counts to determine policies like occupancy, capacity, and masking, it will continue to affect me. That's really my primary concern with the total case numbers.

Also, as long as dumbass unvaxed jackwagons are getting unnecessarily sick and clogging up the hospitals and ICUs, it will continue to affect my community's ability to process ACTUAL medical emergencies that are NOT a result of an idiot making a selfish and stupid decision not to get vaccinated.

(As always, I'm not including in this commentary, people that are medically unable to get the vaccine.  That should go without saying.  But let's be honest, that's also just a tiny fraction of the population)

Yeah, but even here in California, we don't have occupancy/capacity limits or mandatory masking. I suppose they might up in LA County and the Bay Area, but they're wackoes up there. Where you live, they have rules that you can't mandate anything. And in heaven Florida it seems that the world doesn't even acknowledge the existence of COVID. So case numbers don't seem to be affecting most of us here at all, as it relates to policy. That ship has sailed.

Agreed regarding unvaxed jackwagons and clogging up ICUs though. 

I have two friends (they are married) that I know of that are anti-vax/anti MD. The husband has a severe case of shingles now - on his face, approaching his eyes.

And... he's going with a holistic "doctor" for treatment.

I'm not going to get into it with him. But... SMDH. WTF dood? You want to be blind??

I had shingles when I turned 40 and again this past summer. Luckily neither were aggressive cases and I treated them quickly. I'm paying for the shingles vaccine as soon as I can get it (supposed to wait 4 months post COVID vax) because I don't want it again. I don't think insurance will pay because I'm not old enough yet, but after two cases I'm not taking more chances.

I feel like we're at a strange place of privilege in America where people have such little memory of what suffering means that they can afford to believe that medicine can't be trusted but homeopathy is an answer for anything other than separating dollars from ones wallet. Dood needs to get himself some Valtrex and get it under control. 

Yeah, but even here in California, we don't have occupancy/capacity limits or mandatory masking. I suppose they might up in LA County and the Bay Area, but they're wackoes up there. Where you live, they have rules that you can't mandate anything. And in heaven Florida it seems that the world doesn't even acknowledge the existence of COVID. So case numbers don't seem to be affecting most of us here at all, as it relates to policy. That ship has sailed.

Agreed regarding unvaxed jackwagons and clogging up ICUs though.
I had shingles when I turned 40 and again this past summer. Luckily neither were aggressive cases and I treated them quickly. I'm paying for the shingles vaccine as soon as I can get it (supposed to wait 4 months post COVID vax) because I don't want it again. I don't think insurance will pay because I'm not old enough yet, but after two cases I'm not taking more chances.

I feel like we're at a strange place of privilege in America where people have such little memory of what suffering means that they can afford to believe that medicine can't be trusted but homeopathy is an answer for anything other than separating dollars from ones wallet. Dood needs to get himself some Valtrex and get it under control.

This isn't true in Texas.  All non-rural school districts in Texas are now ignoring the governor's ban, and have mandated masks, including all school-related sporting events and band concerts, indoors and out.  They are also limiting capacity to 25% for Austin school district sporting events.  Many local businesses are back to requiring masks and enforcing social distancing.

Thankfully no restaurants or bars are doing so around here, not yet anyway.