Paul O Mahoney
Registered User
- Messages
- 1,844
And I bet you wear a mask and perform good health practices.I am not vaccinated for this and every year I do not get the flu jag either. I have no issues if someone chooses to take it. I have taken my parents to get theirs and the booster, I feel it is right for them. So I am not against vaccines however it should be a persons own choice.
Why I have decided not to take this vaccine:
1) I've never taken the flu one and it has not been an issue.
2) This might be my main reason - I feel too pressurized to get it be it. Be it from the Government, press, work etc. That just does not sit well with me it's like people believe it is a magic bullet and if you get the vaccine you can neither catch the virus or pass it on, both of which are incorrect.
3) I lead a health life. I do not smoke, drink very little, ,majority of meals are all home made, exercise regularly.
4) I do not go to pubs and work from home I feel I am low risk.
The only reason why I am thinking of getting it would be to reduce the stress on the health service. Nothing more.
I work with a people who got vaccinated early on and are now finding out their vaccine efficacy is running out and they are questioning why they bothered.
People are free to make up their own minds on getting vaccinated but they also need to understand the consequences of not been vaccinated and that includes barring them from entry to pubs and restaurants.
I know quite a few unvaccinated people many like you, they accept the consequences of being unvaccinated and it doesn't seem to adversely affect their quality of life. They still have a beer but sit in a beer garden.
The argument that vaccinated and unvaccinated people can sit feet apart in pubs/restaurants with bad circulation and not run the risk of either causing infections is incorrect.
The vaccines are a great asset in the fight against covid and it was all clearly explained that they would wane over a period of six months and booster jabs would be needed, maybe its 5 months .
Personally I think we will be asked to take a annual jab if one is developed that will hold its efficacy for 6/9 months but who knows what lies ahead. If we didn't have the vaccines figures would be very much worse, and that's not an attempt to sway you from your choice.