Matthew Malthouse
Hugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷@calmeilles Vaccines mean never having to say you're sorry? Vaccinating your children is LOVE.
Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)@Tooden @calmeilles Well, it can mean saying sorry if there's a bad reaction to said vaccine, but the risk of that is sooo damn small (greater risk of being hit by a bus crossing a road) vs the risks of the diseases these things are meant to prevent…
I'd rather risk apologising for a bad vaccine reaction, then apologising for the flow-on effects of a disease that could have been prevented easily.
JustRosy 🇺🇦@stuartl @Tooden @calmeilles That, and epi-pens and other medications exist. Vaccines are given in clinical settings where the workers are trained to deal with bad reactions if they do ever happen, which as you pointed out, is exceedingly rare. There's very little excuse for most people to not get vaccinated.
@JustRosy @Tooden @calmeilles Yeah, vaccines are not DIY for very good reason.
I'd rather roll *that* dice though, than some of the diseases that are back in circulation.
I know I have to schedule a COVID-19 shot in the coming weeks (it's been more than 12 months, although the doctor thinks I'm fine on that front regardless). Just need to find a time where I can deal with a few days of reaction.
(The Moderna shot hasn't given me any side-effects… but I have a feeling they've dropped that in favour of the Pfizer shot… so who knows?)