Do you trust the Covid vaccine?

United States
June 15, 2021 11:41am CST
A rushed and relatively untested vaccine comes out for a virus that doesn't pose a huge health risk to most people. The standard testing of 3-5 years is bypassed with CDC approval. The vaccine is rushed to market. CDC recently held an emergency meeting due to vaccination side effects and deaths. I see many here discussing how awful it is for others to reject this vaccination. One person said they wouldn't let their unvaccinated son into their house. Others say those refusing the vaccine are doing so for political reasons. If you get the vaccination you're safe, right? CDC says no. Even with the vaccine, you can still get Covid. So. The vaccine is rushed and relatively untested, won't prevent Covid and people are pressuring others to get the shot. No one knows how the vaccine will affect people 3 months from now or 3 years from now. Here's an idea. You do you and let others decide if the risk is worth the benefit. Do you believe the Covid vaccination should be mandatory?
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@NJChicaa (115607)
• United States
15 Jun 21
No one said that the vaccine won't prevent COVID. There are some people who have been vaccinated who then contracted it but I'm sure there are soooooooooooooooooooo many more who haven't gotten it thanks to the vaccine.
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• United States
15 Jun 21
So you trust the vaccine then. Should it be mandatory?
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@NJChicaa (115607)
• United States
15 Jun 21
@Vikingswest1 Yes I trust it. I don't think it should be mandatory. If people want to be stupid then they are welcome to get sick and die.
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• United States
15 Jun 21
@NJChicaa A healthy person's immune system will defeat the virus. Thanks for identifying those that think differently than you, stupid.
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
15 Jun 21
It may seem rushed, for these specific vaccines, but vaccine research into viruses has been going on for a long time. I am not concerned that I will have any issues down the road Some people, have terrible lung damage due to Covid The numbers show that it is mainly non vaccinated people getting Covid now. Almost 100%
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• United States
15 Jun 21
So do you think the vaccine should be mandatory?
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@paigea (35511)
• Canada
15 Jun 21
@Vikingswest1 Well, we are approaching 70% vaccination rate in Alberta. Maybe that is good enough. I am sure we may have to prove we are vaccinated to enter some countries.
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• United States
15 Jun 21
@paigea But do you believe it should be mandatory?
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• Brazil
15 Jun 21
One thing we must keep in mind is that the virus will continue to circulate this is a fact. We cannot deny that the vaccine has to be mandatory. I know some people who have already taken covid even after taking the second dose.
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• Brazil
15 Jun 21
@Vikingswest1 this the response that I don't have and the world wanna know about it.
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• United States
15 Jun 21
@paulobraga85 I want to know too.
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• United States
15 Jun 21
If the vaccine doesn't prevent Covid, is it a vaccine or a placebo?
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
17 Jun 21
The upside to the Covid vaccines is that they protect you from having all the associated health risks of getting Covid. You can get the vaccine or not... Just don't preach to me about it when you get Covid and pass it to your elderly relatives and they die from it.
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• United States
17 Jun 21
I have no problem with vaccines. I just think that skipping clinical trials and the standard testing and using the public to test the vaccine is unwise. That's all.
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• United States
17 Jun 21
@DaddyEvil Then the decision for you was easy. I have been weighing it since the rush to market began, believe me. I just want to wait until a more clear history can be viewed. I guess I'm viewing those getting the vaccination as test subjects in a live clinical trial. I've just seen too many cases of good intentions gone bad to trust it.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
17 Jun 21
@Vikingswest1 I actually agree with that... The thing with me is that I'm in the high risk group. I'd rather take the vaccine than risk dying from the virus.
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@nshivaji (18)
20 Jun 21
It's about the individua's choice to go through disease now or after effect of the vaccine. Vaccine has passed the tests as school kids do during their corona vacation
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• United States
20 Jun 21
I'm waiting for more time to pass before I'll consider the vaccine. It just hasn't had the normal testing. The first large scale trials are taking place right now with the public serving as test subjects. I just have reservations. I may change my mind as more evidence comes in but I just don't trust this one.
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• United States
20 Jun 21
@nshivaji I've seen that. I'm glad that there is still a choice here.
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20 Jun 21
In some countries, it's mandatory or soon going to be mandatory.
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@Rutukesh (48)
16 Jun 21
I am fully vaccinated , I didn't get any vaccine side effects also . It depends on which covid vaccine. But most of the covid vaccine is good , they can prevent if we are infected after vaccination then it may be mild or rarely moderate infection but we can fight with it . Every medicine have side effects then vaccine also have like soreness, pain in injection sites , fever bodyache etc. But it will be for 1 to 3 days .rarely in 1 or 2 patient in thousands we saw they had vaccine related clotting that leads heart attack , but it's rare if we have some co morbidity related to heart and using blood thinners ,in this case some covid vaccine not advisable. From my opinion, vaccine is key to prevent covid infection to become severe
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• United States
16 Jun 21
It skipped standard testing and clinical trials. It was rushed to market. We are the test subjects. You can't blame a rational person for viewing THIS vaccine with skepticism when this one comes without the standard tests relaxed by the US CDC. It didn't undergo the safety testing in trials before going to market.
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16 Jun 21
@Vikingswest1 if its skipped from clinical trials, then nobody will tell about its results, it will be beneficial or not.
@snowy22315 (168392)
• United States
15 Jun 21
I do, and it is 1,000 times better than getting Covid or giving it to someone else. Yes, very slim possibility of still getting infected..or passing it..but the vaccine is important.
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@kaylachan (56209)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jun 21
First of all, at least in the states, no COVID vaccine is approved by the FDA only Authorized for "emergency use" which means it's still in clinical trials, and since they can't get humans to participate in those trials, they've rushed it out, knowing that if it's avaible someone will get it. Then they take the data from reported side affects and subsuquent deaths to add to their trail data. The funny thing is, for a trail to be successful, you need a control group... where do you think they are getting that data? Makes me wonder. I ton't fully believe in vaccanations in general. I would never understand why someone would take the gamble of getting sick, to protect them from a virus, that they would otherwise fight off themselves. Cases and numbers can be falsified (it was proven true in the state where I live) So, no. I am not going to take any vaccine, period. I don't have to.
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• United States
15 Jun 21
I'll wait it out. I'm pretty sure that I've been exposed and my immune system was able to fight it off.
@TheHorse (203671)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Jun 21
Have you read about how the vaccine works? I did before I got vaccinated. I like to know what I'm putting into my body.
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• United States
15 Jun 21
Yes. I did read about it.
@noni1959 (9842)
• United States
11 Jul 21
No, not mandatory. I was refusing and wound up getting it yesterday. It was just an intuition thing to just do it after research and prayer. I made sure it was the Pfizer. The moderna and J&J seems to have more side effects. It's supposed to help us not get it as bad. Kind of like getting the flu shot. Which, I still won't do. I had the vaccine for it once and was so sick, I rather had the flu.
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• United States
11 Jul 21
I am waiting for a little more time to pass and more results are known. I'm low risk and relatively sheltered here. I'm not against vaccines, I'm just not convinced that taking this vaccine right now is in my best interests, all things considered.
@meowch (2220)
• United States
15 Jun 21
It shouldn’t be mandatory. Getting a vaccine only means it’s prolong your life but doesn’t mean you won’t ever get COVID. It’s much worse not getting vaccine. There are side effects of vaccine but it’s worth getting vaccinated.
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• United States
19 Jun 21
I don't and I still haven't decided whether I'm going to get it or not.
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• United States
19 Jun 21
I'm waiting for a bit before I'll consider it. It's just too new and hasn't been tested properly.