I’m sorry I’ve just given up debating with people who don’t want the best for others.
That is just so dramatic. I never said that. All I was questioning was the frequency of the vaccine. There’s no other vaccine that we are required to take every 6 months. That’s all I was saying.
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Don’t want the best for others? The COVID vaccine does not stop transmission, so it’s not as though you’re protecting others by getting it.
Protecting others would mean not making it mandatory, thus me not getting it, thereby not being hospitalised.
Do what you like and at your own risk.
I know a lot of people who became really sick or died after deciding not to be vaccinated or did not receive a booster. Their families constantly talk about what if they just had the jab. But you can’t bring them back.
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Old mate knows more than experts and specialists. Alright then.
It limits severity. So you don’t die from it, rather you might have a bad week or so of symptoms.
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Sorry but this kind of sounds like ‘protect and doing what’s best for me’ rather than protecting and doing what’s best for others, which is fine but doesn’t support your earlier point about doing the best for others.
We all have different experiences with vaccines and that’s fine too. Though I don’t think dismissing others for saying vaccines were important is helpful. In the end it still protects most people from dying compared to if they were unvaccinated. That is still the general consensus.
I think we should move this debate to the COVID topic to stop clogging the Today show topic.
Yes but the problem is that someone has a bad experience and then others just assume that will happen to them, when it’s a small amount, near impossible chance.
I don’t know whether it’s just luck or what but I have still yet to catch COVID and have never had the flu . The only cold I remember I got was back in 2005 or 7 when I was cooped up in winter studying at the uni library in Perth. I’m in my mid 30’s . When I was a kid I did get mumps /chicken pox etc but i don’t remember getting colds much then though.
About the only time I got really sick was tonsillitis back in 2017 though in 2 days after antibiotics it was all good … never had it again.
Is it possible I have had COVID but not known it and not shown symptoms?
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From what I’ve heard, yes, that’s entirely possible, but not necessarily in your case.
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I had Covid last year and wouldn’t have known if I didn’t have to do a test for a work event.
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Potentially yes - you could have had symptoms that made you think you’d had something else (like a cold/flu) instead too given the broad nature of the potential symptoms
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After 3 years of evading it COVID has finally caught up with me.
It all started when I couldn’t sleep properly on Monday night and by the next day I had fever, chills, fatigue and a headache at the same time. Took a RAT and unsurprisingly double lines came up. The fever and headache lasted till about last night and now it has evolved into a sore throat and joint pain near my legs.
All I can say is I wouldn’t want to wish this upon anyone, even my worst enemy. It’s a terrible disease.
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Assume you’re vaccinated?
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Yes triple-jabbed. Didn’t get further boosters though I suspect it wouldn’t have made much difference considering immunity would’ve waned eventually anyway.
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If you had another booster you might not have had as serious symptoms. A lot of people didn’t bother having a fourth booster and copped a heaviee bout of Covid.
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Fair point. I might consider getting a booster when able to under health advice, especially with the bivalent booster available now.
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The thing that has me hesitant about getting a 5th jab is the side effects.
3 out of 4 times I’ve spent the next 3-4 days battling chills, aches and fatigue.
try a different vaccine then the previous ones, it may just be that particular vaccine that knocks you for 6.