Covid Vaccine?

[springv]

I was sitting here thinking, since we are so close to having a vaccine available, how many of ya'll will be getting a vaccine and will you require your families to get their children a vaccine? Do you think that your states childcare standards will include that children will have to get a vaccine as a requirement to attend childcare or school?

[Cat Herder]

I won't take the first rounds, nor will I require my clients to.

My grandma was one of the not so lucky ones who contracted polio through the first rounds, back in the day. I don't feel so lucky as to risk it for a while.....

[Annalee]

Several will take this vaccine before me.....not in a hurry at all to take it....

[coloradoprovider]

Covid vaccine

Unless one is a healthcare provider, first responder, etc. (or are a VIP) you won't get the first round anyway. I plan to be vaccinated as soon as I can. The early vaccinated will be closely scrutinized, so by the time us lowly peons are eligible, hope that most of the kinks are worked out.

[CenterTeacher20]

Unless one is a healthcare provider, first responder, etc. (or are a VIP) you won't get the first round anyway. I plan to be vaccinated as soon as I can. The early vaccinated will be closely scrutinized, so by the time us lowly peons are eligible, hope that most of the kinks are worked out.

Agreed, 100%.

[Cat Herder]

Unless one is a healthcare provider, first responder, etc. you won't get the first round anyway.

I am and still feel the same. Most of my co-workers do, too. Medical history tends to repeat itself. Especially when rushed. Money always wins over public health. It just does.

[Blackcat31]

I am not sure how I feel about this vaccine.

I think it's good that one is being developed and dispersed but I am leery due to lack of medical knowledge.

This vaccine may prevent and/or minimize COVID but at what expense? Immediate and future.

Too many times have we (as a society) thought something was good/great only to find out that it came with a cost.

Asbestos
DDT pesticide
Talc in baby power
mercury
lead paint
Bisphenol A (BPA)
etc.....

[Valerie928]

Yes, I will take it. The science behind this vaccine is amazing. I trust it. It's not the 1950's anymore, we are way more advanced. We have several vaccines on deck, 2 of them seeking emergency approval from the FDA.

[Ariana]

I feel pretty confident in the vaccine but we aren't likely going to get it for a while. I am leaving it up to everyone's choice.

[Gemma]

I never really trusted vaccines in general, meaning I fear more the side effects than I do the actual disease

I will not get this vaccine, nor require anyone else to

[sammie]

I will not take the vaccine. As I have told all of my families, I will not be a government guinea pig.

[Cat Herder]

"Traditional vaccines are usually stored between 35 degrees Fahrenheit and 46 degrees Fahrenheit, but some of the leading COVID-19 vaccines need to be stored at much colder temperatures. Moderna’s vaccine requires a storage temperature of minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit, whereas Pfizer’s vaccine candidate requires a storage temperature of minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit."

I know the huge amount of waste and errors involved in transporting/storing human blood at +2°C to +8°C. Eventually it will be more stable and reliable. It will. Eventually.

[Cat Herder]

Adding link: https://www.discovermagazine.com/hea...g-distribution

I did not intentionally leave out the source.

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[AmyKidsCo]

I won't take it and won't require my families to. My aunt had polio and survived, so I do support vaccines. But my mom tells stories of how the first polio vaccine killed people. I understand why they want a Covid vaccine ASAP but am worried about long term effects. What if we discover that it causes something worse 5 years down the road?

[Cat Herder]

Britain will start giving it in a few days. https://www.usnews.com/news/business...-emergency-use