Tarspin wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 10:15 am
MrH42 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:53 am
I don't think the dirty polyester Joe Schmoe is putting over his face is actually doing anything from a spread perspective. There seems to be zero correlation between mask mandate and spread.
We're going on nearly two years of this shit, and fatality rates have dropped like a rock, especially for those vaccinated. At this point, it's fair game. Protect yourself as you deem necessary. If that means bunkering at home, getting the vaccine, wearing a bio hazard gas mask, I don't care. That's how I felt from the beginning, but now especially so. The idea of perpetual lockdowns and money printer going BRRRRRRT until the risk is zero is doing way more harm than good.
This is where I stand too. We know there's risks, and we have counter-measures, which ones people choose to implement is on them. I do like what some companies are doing, they scan for temps at the door, along with conducting a quick five question survey, and everyone needs to sanitize their hands upon entry and take a medical grade mask which is MANDATORY in all work areas aside from designated desks/designated lunch tables. Communal areas need to have paper towels and disinfectant spray cleaners which need to be used before and after sitting at said tables.
I do agree that vaccinations are a good thing, but there are numerous unhealthy people that I know who ended up in the ER and/or dead days after being vaccinated, so I'm erring on the side of caution. A compulsory vaccine passport to work might just be a death sentence for someone, and that's not fair to them or their families.
Exactly. Let people make that decision with their doctor. Freedom is a beautiful thing.
I got the vaccine, and immediately had sciatica within 2 days of the first shot. I never had it before in my life, and it was totally debilitating for a couple of months. I still can't feel my right butt cheek, and it's been 5 months. Now, did the vaccine cause this? Maybe, maybe not, who knows. Does the vaccine cause an inflammatory response? It can. Can inflammation trigger sciatica? Yes. Can it also be coincidence? Yep.
I also felt like I was dying after the first and second shot. I had a severe reaction, which makes sense, because I think I actually had COVID back in March on 2020, and apparently reactions are worse if you've been infected before. If I had known what I know now, back in March, I probably would have not gotten the vaccine. Natural immunity is longer lasting and better protects than the vaccines itself, and there doesn't seem to be any additional protection for getting the vaccine if you've previously been infected. Either way, I made the best decision with what I knew at the time.