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Having attended a number of rallies against lockdowns and other government overreactions, where presumably a lot of participants were not vaccinated, I still do

by ta8645 4y ago

Having attended a number of rallies against lockdowns and other government overreactions, where presumably a lot of participants were not vaccinated, I still don't personally know a single person who ever got Covid, let alone died of it. The few second hand accounts that were delivered by word of mouth to me, the people recovered after being sick for a while. Of course, Covid exists and needs to be treated seriously, especially for people with compromised immune systems. But it turns out, it wasn't nearly as deadly a threat to the average person as was initially feared.

giraffe_lady 4y ago
> I still don't personally know a single person who ever got Covid If even remotely true, this is simply a statement about your economic standing and social circle. Outside of work, most people I know work low wage service or gig jobs and they all got covid, most multiple times. Seven members of my church died of covid in the first 18 months.
- ta8645 4y ago
  > this is simply a statement about your economic standing and social circle. Well i'm retired, and my brother is still a trucker. We're comfortable, but not rich. > Outside of work, most people I know work low wage service or gig jobs and they all got covid, most multiple times. I suspect the vaccine is to blame for the reinfections, and that years from now it will be confirmed that it had a negative effectiveness. > even members of my church died of covid in the first 18 months. If even remotely true, that says a lot about their advanced age and comorbidities.
MattPalmer1086 4y ago
You don't know anyone who got Covid? I am frankly astonished. Most members of my family have had it, multiple times. Most of my colleagues have had it. In fact, the majority of people in the UK have had it at least once. I am an outlier; I haven't had it to my knowledge.
- ta8645 4y ago
  Quite a few friends also don't have anyone in their immediate circle who has had it. Now, this group is all pretty concentrated geographically, and has an overrepresentation of unvaccinated people, so take that for what you will. But there are some who have asserted that the vaccine can make you more susceptible to reinfection, and I tend to believe that's true.

by ta8645 4y ago

giraffe_lady 4y ago

> I still don't personally know a single person who ever got Covid If even remotely true, this is simply a statement about your economic standing and social circle. Outside of work, most people I know work low wage service or gig jobs and they all got covid, most multiple times. Seven members of my church died of covid in the first 18 months.

ta8645 4y ago
> this is simply a statement about your economic standing and social circle. Well i'm retired, and my brother is still a trucker. We're comfortable, but not rich. > Outside of work, most people I know work low wage service or gig jobs and they all got covid, most multiple times. I suspect the vaccine is to blame for the reinfections, and that years from now it will be confirmed that it had a negative effectiveness. > even members of my church died of covid in the first 18 months. If even remotely true, that says a lot about their advanced age and comorbidities.

MattPalmer1086 4y ago

You don't know anyone who got Covid? I am frankly astonished. Most members of my family have had it, multiple times. Most of my colleagues have had it. In fact, the majority of people in the UK have had it at least once. I am an outlier; I haven't had it to my knowledge.

ta8645 4y ago
Quite a few friends also don't have anyone in their immediate circle who has had it. Now, this group is all pretty concentrated geographically, and has an overrepresentation of unvaccinated people, so take that for what you will. But there are some who have asserted that the vaccine can make you more susceptible to reinfection, and I tend to believe that's true.