At this point, I think it comes down to a personal decision. If you want the vaccine, go and get yourself vaccinated. If you don't want it, then don't get vaccinated.
Getting vaccinated WILL NOT stop you from getting or spreading COVID. Getting vaccinated will not stop you from drying from COVID if you suffer from comorbidities and are generally a sick individual. The vaccine is supposed to mitigate the effects of COVID once infected, but I know enough people now that have gotten fully vaccinated and ended up getting and dying from COVID. What's the excuse for them dying? I'm sure the answer is: "No vaccine is perfect, but it's the best that we've got". Well, this vaccine isn't great. I have family that as a result of the vaccine ended up with myocarditis and have had to get on heart meds, when prior to the vaccine needed no medications. What's the excuse for them? Again, it comes down to personal comfort in assuming the inherent risks of this vaccine.
Personally, I am not very impressed with the vaccine. I am fully vaccinated and lo and behold still got COVID (Omicron) variant and had the worst 2 weeks of my life and have yet to fully recover. I asked doctors at NY City's top IVY league medical institution (NY Presbyterian Hospital) why the fact that I am fully vaccinated didn't make a damn difference in fighting off this damn COVID and they did not have any answers. They simply said, "it works differently for everyone and some people just have better results". That's not good enough. I have no comorbidities and take no medications. I keep great weight year round, have a strict diet and get check ups every 6 months and have never had any health issues.
Again, decide for yourself. I've read the countless articles in the NIH and nothing points to this being a great vaccine. If anything, the yardstick keeps moving down from post to post. Now, based on new studies from Israel, they're flirting with adding a 4th shot (2 original shots with 2 booster shots).
Sorry, but this is becoming a fucking joke.
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Glad you got through it ok, bro. Are you required to take boosters for work or entry to places in NYC?
I don't have any plans to take it but may be forced into it eventually. I'm withholding judgement on efficacy vs Omicron. Daily messaging is that boosting is of benefit but, big surprise, I've yet to see the research which supports that claim. My gut says it does nothing at all, but I'm agnostic on that, and I'm concerned about it fucking with acquisition of natural immunity.
Seems to me the vaccinated Western World is going to continue on the same trajectory and foster mutations which evade vaccine antibodies. Rather than a footrace between spike mutations and updated boosters, I'd like to see some exploration of traditional technology vaccines and other avenues of prevention and treatment.
It's really odd that the world won't admit that the vaccines are a disappointment and we need a new approach.
