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Yes I had a horrible reaction to the 2nd dose. So did everyone I know. Yes it's possible the real thing might be worse for me but I'm going to take my chances.

Yes I had a horrible reaction to the 2nd dose. So did everyone I know. Yes it's possible the real thing might be worse for me but I'm going to take my chances. I will not be taking a booster. I'm healthy, exercise regularly and I'm not in the age group that's high-risk. There are studies showing the vaccine isn't even effective at 3 months. There's no way I'm dealing with that shot every 3-6 months.

vletal 5y ago
Just please cite the studies you mentioned. There is way too much nuance to be boiled down to such general claim.
- CountDrewku 5y ago
  The only thing I mentioned that has anything to do with a study is the 3-6 month boosters. The rest is my personal choice to not take a booster. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm0620 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm0620 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34706170/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34706170/ https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114114?query=featured_home https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114114?query=fe... It looks like it possibly starts waning at 2 months. So if we're requiring everyone needs to be fully vaccinated with mandates then boosters start at 2 months to be safe. By that measure large portions of our population are not fully vaccinated at this point. No thanks...
artdigital 5y ago
This is the same argument my Germany friends made (and used to get fake vaccination certificates). The studies say it’s not effective after 3 months!! People that are vaccinated get infected again!! I’m young and healthy!! Yes people get reinfected but how many die from it or run into serious conditions? Vaccines don’t block the virus from entering your body, but they help with you not dying or using up ICU beds, even after those 3 months. Please do your part of the swarm and get vaccinated. If you know you’ll have a odd reaction you can prepare in advance. Also Germany has sick-leave from work everywhere.
- CountDrewku 5y ago
  I'm already vaccinated. I'm not getting the booster. My age group has like a .0007% chance of dying from COVID. A booster isn't necessary. Stop with this anti-science cultish behavior. It's weird. COVID is not going away, getting boosters indefinitely is not a sound plan. I'll take my chances and get the natural immunity which is better and longer lasting. I don't want advice from Germany. You'd think after what your country did they'd be less inclined to go down the authoritarian route....
- MarcoZavala 5y ago
basisword 5y ago
Why do you assume you’ll have the same reaction to the booster?
- thiht 5y ago
  It seems like a reasonable assumption to me.
- CountDrewku 5y ago
  Why should I assume it won't? I'm not in a high risk group. I do not need to worry about COVID. Until like a few weeks ago there was no one telling me I needed a booster no data backing up anyone taking it in a low risk group.
amaccuish 5y ago
I had no reaction to the first 2 or boosters, nor my friends. The plural of anecdote is not data. What I can say is the Corona I had between the 2nd and booster lasted 1 day, the fastest cold I've ever had. That I had a light infection being due to my vaccination, is backed up by the data.
- CountDrewku 5y ago
  You're straw-manning. I didn't say it was data for anything. I said personally I won't be taking a booster for those reasons. Data for what it does on average to everyone else is not data for what it does to my system.
- jyscao 5y ago
  Your anecdote is also not data. It's entirely possible you would've experienced the same light symptoms even without the shots. After all, plenty of people who have contracted covid were completely asymptomatic.

vletal 5y ago

Just please cite the studies you mentioned. There is way too much nuance to be boiled down to such general claim.

CountDrewku 5y ago
The only thing I mentioned that has anything to do with a study is the 3-6 month boosters. The rest is my personal choice to not take a booster. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm0620 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm0620 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34706170/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34706170/ https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114114?query=featured_home https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2114114?query=fe... It looks like it possibly starts waning at 2 months. So if we're requiring everyone needs to be fully vaccinated with mandates then boosters start at 2 months to be safe. By that measure large portions of our population are not fully vaccinated at this point. No thanks...

artdigital 5y ago

This is the same argument my Germany friends made (and used to get fake vaccination certificates). The studies say it’s not effective after 3 months!! People that are vaccinated get infected again!! I’m young and healthy!! Yes people get reinfected but how many die from it or run into serious conditions? Vaccines don’t block the virus from entering your body, but they help with you not dying or using up ICU beds, even after those 3 months. Please do your part of the swarm and get vaccinated. If you know you’ll have a odd reaction you can prepare in advance. Also Germany has sick-leave from work everywhere.

CountDrewku 5y ago
I'm already vaccinated. I'm not getting the booster. My age group has like a .0007% chance of dying from COVID. A booster isn't necessary. Stop with this anti-science cultish behavior. It's weird. COVID is not going away, getting boosters indefinitely is not a sound plan. I'll take my chances and get the natural immunity which is better and longer lasting. I don't want advice from Germany. You'd think after what your country did they'd be less inclined to go down the authoritarian route....
MarcoZavala 5y ago

basisword 5y ago

Why do you assume you’ll have the same reaction to the booster?

thiht 5y ago
It seems like a reasonable assumption to me.
CountDrewku 5y ago
Why should I assume it won't? I'm not in a high risk group. I do not need to worry about COVID. Until like a few weeks ago there was no one telling me I needed a booster no data backing up anyone taking it in a low risk group.

amaccuish 5y ago

I had no reaction to the first 2 or boosters, nor my friends. The plural of anecdote is not data. What I can say is the Corona I had between the 2nd and booster lasted 1 day, the fastest cold I've ever had. That I had a light infection being due to my vaccination, is backed up by the data.

CountDrewku 5y ago
You're straw-manning. I didn't say it was data for anything. I said personally I won't be taking a booster for those reasons. Data for what it does on average to everyone else is not data for what it does to my system.
jyscao 5y ago
Your anecdote is also not data. It's entirely possible you would've experienced the same light symptoms even without the shots. After all, plenty of people who have contracted covid were completely asymptomatic.