Conversation: The Pharmacist and I

@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
March 9, 2021 3:48am CST
Today, I need to go out to buy some antihistamine pills for my skin allergy. To make it clear, I am close to this pharmacist and asked if she has a coronavirus vaccine jokingly. She said, "I am not going to have it." Of course, I asked her why. It is a coronavirus that will be injected into us as claimed. It is better to wait and be back to normal. It seems more and more people are refusing the idea to have any vaccines available in the market. Did you have a conversation with substance today? Can you deal with people who are no sense at all? Note: I am not referring to this pharmacist. We did have a good conversation together today. Image Credit: miro.medium.com
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rakski
@rakski (156303)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
I had a good conversation today
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
I assumed with your hubby?
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rakski
@rakski (156303)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
@Shavkat no. with my daughter's school staff, the secretary of the president of school
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502276)
• Italy
9 Mar 21
With the vaccine we are not receiving a low dose of the virus, the pharmacist is totally misinformed.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
I guess the WHO needs to create awareness about it. Did they do this?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502276)
• Italy
10 Mar 21
@Shavkat I have no idea but both Pfizer and Moderna did.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
9 Mar 21
What I hear is once we receive a vaccine from an attenuated virus and many people reject it because of the possibility that the virus can come back to life without our knowledge.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
In my humble opinion, if we were injected with it, we are going to create antibodies against it.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (19788)
• Indonesia
9 Mar 21
@Shavkat That's theoretically, is everyone able to create antibodies. In my opinion, there are some who actually create mutated viruses in their body.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
@May2k8 I think I need to research more about it. I am quite confused now.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Mar 21
I'm not having the vaccine either. I did have a good conversation today.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
I think my mom is so hesitant to have it. I am sure she needs to see any feedback from the others who had them.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Mar 21
@just4him I agree. It is still her final decision.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Mar 21
@Shavkat Remember, it's her decision.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (28377)
• Singapore
9 Mar 21
It is not easy to have conversation of substance nowadays due to the overhang of the virus with people getting uneasy with others.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Mar 21
In some way, most people are so worried and thinking about how to survive because of this pandemic.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
12 Mar 21
@Shiva49 You had described the real situation well now.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (28377)
• Singapore
10 Mar 21
@Shavkat Our life has been turned upside down. Look at the travel and tourism industry. Quarantine everywhere, how to travel?
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@ZedSmart (19839)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
I would just listen without giving much an input about the topic especially if I disagree about the claim of the person that I had a conversation with.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
I sometimes ask to excuse myself away from them. Or, I will do my personal things instead.
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allen0187
@allen0187 (59704)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
Did you have a conversation with substance today? Short answer, yes. Can you deal with people who are no sense at all? Yes.
Notlilie
@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
10 Mar 21
I do have good conversation with my colleague and my BFF just now.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
12 Mar 21
That's nice. I do not have a chance to meet my close friends due to this current situation.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153544)
• India
9 Mar 21
I have yet to make up my mind about the vaccine although many around me have gone for it. And about having worthless conversations it happens sometimes.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Mar 21
I have a aunt who said she is not getting it. But yet she always gets the flu vaccine. That did not make sense to me.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Mar 21
I heard the most common symptom is having the flu after the vaccine. Perhaps she is afraid to have the vaccine due to secondary complications.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
10 Mar 21
@Shavkat When I wanted to get the flu shot I asked the pharmacist if he did it and he said no so did not get one. We have health funds where you go for shots and blood work. Prescriptions we get filled at the pharmacy. I hope you got what you needed and so glad you are on good terms with the pharmacist near you.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Mar 21
I did have the pills. it can be given since they are over-the-counter pills. No need for a doctor's prescription.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
10 Mar 21
@Shavkat I am glad you can get them over the counter and do not need to talk to a doctor and get a prescription.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30597)
• Surat, India
9 Mar 21
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. One can't force them. We can try to make them understand if someone close to us thinks like that. Beyond that nothing can be done. Take care
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
That's a good point. We need to respect whatever opinions are relayed by people.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30597)
• Surat, India
9 Mar 21
@Shavkat True indeed
CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Mar 21
We always need more communication.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
10 Mar 21
I agree. Open communication is a skill to understand others.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Mar 21
@Shavkat Indeed.
DINNERLADY
@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
9 Mar 21
I think it is up to the individual if they have the vaccine or not. But it seems more serious when somebody like a pharmacist is not going to have theirs. They have to work with the public and therefore they may be more at risk of getting the virus. I have heard that people with allergies should check with their doctor if they should have it or not, so maybe she has been advised not to.
DE
@DaddyEvil (174326)
• United States
9 Mar 21
I'm pretty sure that picture isn't of you and your pharmacist. You don't look that good and I bet she looks better than that picture. I only see Pretty usually, and she doesn't always make sense when we talk.
Junbals
@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
9 Mar 21
Pope Francis was once quoted as saying, "pls vaccinate. Selfishness is when you allow yoursef to become the superspreader of covid 19.