We gotta have a sword fight if I ever visit the Compound.
OK... but lets not make it weird.
What's weird about it. Me and my friends did it all the time when I was a kid, lol. Male bonding, lol.
The mRNA technology has been in development for over 20 years and all the usual stages of studies with humans were done before it was released as an emergency measure. Billions have had the shots now and the serious side effects are much rarer than almost all of the old style ones that are still in use and often mandatory for children.
That's awesome. I can't wait to show that to a Ravens fan, lol. Football season is about to begin. I already have a Chiefs fan to talk shit to, you know him, lol.
I wanted the Phizer because I thought that one sounded the safest. Only one that's been fully approved by the FDA now, even though I got my shots when it was still considered emergency approval. But my wife and daughter got the Moderna. My wife got it first. Since she's a nurse, they made her get it. She was in the class of first responder I guess.
The immunity gained by getting Covid has been proven to be short-lived and much weaker than the vaccine so that's why even after getting the disease you should still get the shots. If the Covid didn't kill ya why be afraid of a couple little jabs that have a way lower risk of side effects or illness than the disease itself.
You're confused. I already said I got the vaccine. I was at Safeway on 4-20, and believe it or not my appointment was at 4:20pm. It was the only time available at the time. All the other Coloradans had other things to do I guess at 4:20 on 4-20, lol. What are the odds, lol.
The problem is, "natural immunity" from a previous Covid infection varies greatly from person to person and we have no idea how long it lasts. I have an autoimmune disorder, so I was quick to get double vaccinated (also Moderna), then a month after my second vaccination, I was infected by a single exposure-literally, the one person who I was even remotely close to for 10 min infected me when he was setting up my new ISP. Sick as a dog for 2 weeks, almost went to the hospital, but I'm not the hospital type, so I held off. Anyway, I just got my 3rd Moderna shot yesterday and had a strong reaction to it, where I had ZERO reaction to the first two, so I'm finally hopeful I've gotten a decent immune response. There have been some good studies looking at natural immunity from infection, vs, vaccine immunity, AND BOTH together, and the very best protected people are the ones who got two vaccinations after first having a covid infection. I'm 100% convinced that everyone needs to get vaccinated regardless of previous infection. Delta is bad enough and there is already a new variant of concern brewing in South Africa with significant capabilities to evade our current vaccine-Delta is just so dominant it hasn't spread much yet.
I agree with a lot of what you're saying. Are you in the US, because I didn't think they were doing 3rd doses yet? And you got that sick for 2 weeks even with the double dose? That's crazy. I take this shit seriously, believe it or not, and I've told my son more than once he should get vaxed, but I respect everyone's decisions and I'm not gonna harass him about it. However I think some jobs should require the shot, like all hospital workers for one. He's thinking of joining the military too and he knows they require it, and he's cool with that.
I was referring to people who won't get the shots in general and not at you in particular. Was late and the RSO was kicking in hard, so sorry for the confusion.
This is a big problem not having the rest of the world, (read poor countries with mostly dark skinned people), getting vaccinated at the levels we are. Brewing grounds for more virulent variations and one could emerge that eats the vaccine for breakfast with death rates in the double digits.
Wouldn't it be nice for that DNA to change?
Did you even read the statistics which point out Covid is killing only 1.64% of infections and dropping? Check the monoclonal antibodies which are keeping infected from suffering/dying. Deny truth and give up your liberties if you must but don't drag the rest of us along who know better.
Only the Pfizer and Moderna use the mRNA tech. All the rest used in north america use the older viral partical tech. Apples and oranges.