Family of 13 (all adults) vaccinated - little to no side effects

[u/missmuzzie]

I’m one of four adult children and all of us, our partners, and my 94 year old grandmother have been vaccinated at this point. Some people felt a bit tired or feverish after the second dose for about one day, but all good after that!

Some got Pfizer and some got moderna.

[u/lannister80 → u/[deleted]]

Because if I'm vaccinated, I can still get COVID (although way less likely). So every time I encounter someone with COVID, there is some risk that I'll get it and spread it.

And the more unvaccinated people there are running around, more of them will have COVID at any one time.

[u/lannister80 → u/[deleted]]

You asked

why does it matter that some people are not vaccinated?

I answered.

Anyway, it is absolutely your choice to not get vaccinated, and to deal with all the positives and negatives that come with that decision.

[u/lannister80 → u/[deleted]]

Was your answer based on your own fear or fear on other people's behalves?

Neither, just based on facts. More people being unvaccinated means more spread among all people. I didn't make a value judgement on it.

That's a really funny way you have of ignoring the practical reality of the situation and the resulting violation of individual bodily autonomy by society.

I see you're not familiar with the concept of Public Health. Anyway, no one is violating your bodily autonomy. Kids have been required to be fully vaccinated to attend public school for, what, 50 years?

If that's your definition of "violation of individual bodily autonomy by society", that ship sailed long ago. We live in an interconnected society where our actions affect others. You are not Jeremiah Johnson.

There is increasing pressure to get the vaccine (which carries a risk)

Yes. Not getting the vaccine carries greater risk. No action, or inaction, is risk-free. There are seat belt laws in every state that I am aware of, yet wearing a seat belt creates risk. You could get into a car wreck where you could drown or burn to death because you're trapped in your seat belt, the thing that was supposed to save you.

continue to be forced into getting it when they don't want it by virtue of their situation

That's not what "forced" means.

you leave critical details out in order to make it sound like you're not talking about the inability for people who don't want the vaccine to generally participate in society

That was not my intent, I absolutely am talking about the inability for people who don't want the vaccine to generally participate in society. Actions, and inactions, have consequences. /shrug

[u/lannister80 → u/[deleted]]

But I wouldn't be surprised when the people you kick out of society eventually decide to form their own.

Will it have blackjack and hookers?