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Liz46 Mon 20-Sep-21 11:15:27

We have (had) a friend who doesn't believe in Covid or the vaccine. Most of my family have had Covid with my bil having to spend 10 days in hospital. He had been shielding so his wife must have brought it back from the supermarket.

I had to shield and we had a phone call from the council and the lady asked if we were getting our shopping ok. I replied 'yes, we're fine, my husband can go'. 'Oh no he can't she said!'

BlueSky Mon 20-Sep-21 11:13:15

At our age we don’t need to worry about long term damage! Might have been more hesitant had I been young. As it happened I did test positive for covid I’d after being double jabbed, but I got over it after about two or three weeks, which might not have been the case otherwise.

ExDancer Mon 20-Sep-21 11:08:50

I find that 'antivaxers' have their arguments against the vaccine all worked out, and can list a whole load of reasons for Not having a jab. Whereas I stand there like a ninny without a sensible 'come back' statement to counter their offensive. (And some of them can be quite offensive too). I don't know about you, but I feel much safer now I'm double jabbed and will be ready and waiting for my top up.

Visgir1 Mon 20-Sep-21 10:44:16

Absolutely agree with everything.

Hetty58 Mon 20-Sep-21 10:40:47

ExDancer, thank you!

I have a friend who is anti-vaccine. She says we've all been panicked into it (what, 90% of us?) so she'll 'wait and see' what damage it's done to us in ten year's time!

I said 'At least I should still be here to see!'.

PippaZ Mon 20-Sep-21 10:35:59

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Sar53 Mon 20-Sep-21 10:34:50

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Bridgeit Mon 20-Sep-21 10:33:09

Thank you for this ,the ExDancer, most sensible statement I have read in along time.?

Mollygo Mon 20-Sep-21 10:32:34

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MayBeMaw Mon 20-Sep-21 10:31:15

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ExDancer Mon 20-Sep-21 10:27:56

I very much doubt if reading this will influence a dedicated non-vaccinate diehard, but it gives me a few more arrows to my bow when people give me a load of rubbish in favour of not accepting the vaccine.

Copied from friend :
I'm vaccinated and, no, I don't exactly know what's in it - neither this vaccine, the ones I had as a child and adult, or in other treatments. Whether it's for cancer, AIDS or vaccines for infants or children. I also don't know what's in other over-counter-medications, it just cures my ailments.

I don't know what's in the ink for tattoos, or every ingredient in my soap or shampoo or even deodorants. I don’t know the long term effect of mobile phone use or whether or not that restaurant I just ate at used clean foods and washed their hands.

I also don’t know how much deadly asbestos is in the buildings I visit.

In short ...
There's a lot of things I don't know and never will.
I just know one thing: life is very short, and I still want to do something other than just going to work every day or having others in our community and country locked in their homes. I still want to travel.

As a child and as an adult I've been vaccinated for mumps, measles, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hep A and B, small pox, polio, chicken pox, tetanus, influenza and quite a few others. My parents and I trusted the science.

I'm vaccinated, not to please the government but:
* To not die or become seriously ill from Covid-19.
* To not clutter a hospital bed if I get sick.
* To live my life.
* To have my community and country get back to normal.
* For Covid-19 to be an old memory, as it will.
* To protect us all.
Text copied, you can too. ?