health Anyone got yourselves vaccinated yet?

[The Kaeya Simp 13,989]

I have no intention to get a vaccine at the moment, due to the fact that not only I would only have access to rNA based vaccines (Astra-Zenica has been banned for under 35s, which is progress, but they chose to switch to Pfizer),

as well as there's not enough proof of the side effects (the bloodclot risk has been the most publicized)

IF Biden decides to force all visitors to USA to be vaccinated, then I'll do my research then,
but I'm hoping the consitution will protect against this

[Silly Druid 7,132]

I'm getting it on Thursday (it's Johnson & Johnson, so it's only one dose). I think the security concerns are exaggerated, and any risk of side effects is insignificant compared to the risk of getting infected.

[Lucky Bolt 35,072]

I have not and I don't plan to get it. 

[The Kaeya Simp 13,989]

13 minutes ago, Monotonality said:

@The Hawks Simp

If they make vaccines mandatory to fly, well, I'm not flying anywhere ever again. I'm not going anywhere that requires me to take a risky and possibly unsafe vaccine. 

yeah, I think it mostly depends on the country (currently Israel, Spain and Greece are attempting this),

I don't believe that the government could be able due to the constitution, so hopefully if anything comes up the supreme court can be like "this is unconstitutional, get this fucking scrapped"

[LaFleur 24]

2 hours ago, The Wife of Hawks said:

I have not. I don't feel it is necessary for me.

Same to me. Besides, I'm lazy to do that. Despite all availability.

[O-78 28,607]

I got my first dose (Moderna) on April 23rd, and I'm getting my second dose on May 26th.

[Midnight Danny 9,025]

I'm not vaccinated yet and l will not making any vaccines. I do not trust them since there are some bad effects on it.  I still can protect myself without any vaccines available. 

[Woohoo 34,347]

I got my first vaccine on April 22nd. My next one is on May 20th. 

[Early Sunsets 2,107]

I was originally considering getting vaccinated, but as the situation progressed and my own views changed, I decided not to. It's not worth it for me.

[Silly Druid 7,132]

Update: Someone from the place where I'm going to get vaccinated called me and said it's going to be Pfizer instead of Johnson & Johnson. I agreed to it, so I'm getting two doses after all.

[Splashee 28,566]

Got my (first dose) vaccine. Pfizer. Didn't hurt at all. No side effects, or any odd feelings at all after hours. Feels like normal. I am so glad Covid-19 is behind me! Only a bright future ahead

[Moonlight 7,287]

just got my second moderna shot friday! honestly i had worse side effects from the first shot, only thing i really had with the second shot were some migraines. i had coronavirus before and i'm glad i was able to get the vaccine. 

[ssj4gogita4 101]

Getting my 2nd vaccine of Pfizer in about an hour. 

[Dark Qiviut 22,444]

Eeyup! Got my two Moderna shots, my last one in late-March. The worse symptom I ever had was just a sore arm, but I rather have the vaccine and not need it than need it and not have it. I wanna be part of helping this deadly pandemic end, so I hold no regrets doing so.

Edited May 4, 2021 by Dark Qiviut

[Splashee 28,566]

4 hours ago, Splashee said:

No side effects, or any odd feelings at all after hours

 

1 hour ago, Dark Qiviut said:

The worse symptom I ever had was just a sore arm

I got the sore arm also. I had been fine for a few hours, but when I decided to look at the bandage and lifted my arm up, it got sore. Now, it is a little bit sore, and is more sore if I lift my arm up above my shoulder (which I do when I stretch). Makes me wonder if I would have noticed if I never used my arm (using the hand was fine), since before that, I walked a few miles (without noticing anything at all)?

 

It is absolutely no big deal. I just wanted to tell since I said I had no side effects.

[BornAgainBrony 2,398]

I went to see "Moderna Part 1" last week. It wasn't nearly as terrifying as a lot of people were claiming a few months ago.

37 minutes ago, Splashee said:

I got the sore arm also. I had been fine for a few hours, but when I decided to look at the bandage and lifted my arm up, it got sore. Now, it is a little bit sore, and is more sore if I lift my arm up above my shoulder (which I do when I stretch). Makes me wonder if I would have noticed if I never used my arm (using the hand was fine), since before that, I walked a few miles (without noticing anything at all)?

Same here. I might have gotten something else, but I get seasonal allergies, so anything else was benign enough that it simply got masked.

I have to wonder if the pain is even a side-effect. Or would having a needle shoved into a muscle accomplish that perfectly fine on its own?

[Megas 27,754]

Another for the Pfizer Club here

Me and Most of my family has gotten the vaccine, only my little brother still has yet to get the second, though he’s supposed to be getting it next week 

Somehow my mom was the only one to not get any of the side effects 

Edited May 4, 2021 by Megas

[Envy 6,183]

1 hour ago, Megas said:

Somehow my mom was the only one to not get any of the side effects 

Neither of my parents had any side effects. I'm unsure about the rest of my family. Seeing as my parents got vaccinated a month or so before me I was feeling pretty good about the vaccine and not worried... Until a bad headache came on that evening and while trying to sleep I was switching between sweats and chills. A very unpleasant night where I got no sleep, but it's over and I'm so glad I am vaccinated.

[DubWolf 17,317]

I got it back in December  . Second dose was in January.

[ssj4gogita4 101]

I got a fever of 102.5 overnight after getting it yesterday and a major headache. Also woke up every 30 minutes. Extremely tired.

[Prospekt 11,019]

Got my first Moderna shot a week ago, no side effects to speak of apart from minor soreness. Supposedly they're usually worse the second time around so I'm going to plan on taking it easy for a day or two.

[ssj4gogita4 101]

2 hours ago, Monotonality said:

That's not really normal for taking a vaccine, you know? Exactly the reason why I will not be taking it. 

It's more of I'd like to prevent others from getting sick so I choose to get it. I knew there were going to be repercussions from getting it as I've heard multiple people having sickness after it. It's normal because even has young children/babies the same thing happened.

 

If the vaccine was 50% or less effective then I would be more skeptical, but with a higher rate with each vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J) then I was ok with it. It's for my family and friends and the same reason I wear a mask everywhere I go because at this point it's a habit.

[Misty Shadow 7,941]

Upon viewing my selection...

...I'll take a pass. I'm NOT anti-vax, however, I have not gotten sick in nine years despite letting my body fight everything naturally. I'd take a vaccine I feel I could trust, but I have no reason to possibly disrupt my immune system. The constant gaslighting, expecting me to just brush off all the side effects, including lethal ones, only makes me even more distrusting. I will never believe in the system again. 

[Steve Piranha 29,430]

Decided the risk of the CCP virus outweighs the risks of the vaccine, so I’ve vaccinated yesterday. Was told I may get sick today, but feel fine

[tierwidy 7]

mRNA vaccines have been studied since around 1990 (and maybe even earlier). But the real work began in 2011. I recommend reading this article for more explanation and history.

Vaccines for Coronaviruses -and especially SARS-CoV-1- have been studied since at least 2005.

Here's the thesis from 2005. I also recommend reading this - there's bunch of good informations about Coronaviruses in general.

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The novel coronavirus detected in China in 2019 is closely related genetically to the SARS-CoV-1 virus. SARS emerged in late 2002 in China and caused more than 8 000 cases in 33 countries over the course of eight months. Around one in 10 people who developed SARS died.

As the quote above says, CoV-2 is closely related genetically to the CoV-1 which speed up the whole process of vaccine development for CoV-2.

So, please, don't spread rumours about it not being tested properly (or that they have been released too soon), especially when this whole vaccination thing relies on herd immunity -not to mention billions of dollars put into vaccines by many countries, which speed up the whole project (what takes most of the time when it comes to releasing a vaccine is just a bureaucracy)-. 

If less than 70% of every country's population will take a vaccine, then this whole world will have even worse situation than what we have in India right now. Coronavirus IS VERY dangerous. Keep in mind, that this virus can easily mutate into another more wild and dangerous type, which well... isn't something we want to happen.

 

Anyway, even knowing the huge risks, you still don't want to take a vaccine? Okay, that's your decision. And no one has rights to force you to take it. But, remember - stay away from people, wear a mask and protect yourself against any possible covid encounter in your area.

 

Another thing I'd like to answer is the possible long-terms side effects and the most asked question - Can mRNA vaccine change your DNA? Okay, look here's the answer: Yes, it can.

I'm not kidding you, there's a possibility for SARS-CoV-2 RNA's to be reverse-transcribed and integrated into the human genome like some retroviruses - HIV for instance. (Here's the preprint). 

BUT! The possibilty of it is very, very, very, very low (you have a better chance of winning a lotto and being struck by lightning at the same time). And even if this happens, it may not even affect you at all. The thing is; everything when it comes to biochemistry is risky. There're some chances for happening this, that and all other things which in fact are totally different for every person. You can't say 'Oh, this vaccine/medication is 100% safe, take it!' because it's a lie. Any vaccine, any medication that you take at any point in your life may change something in you, and the thing is; you don't even know what. Also, not to mention the case of said medication/vaccine endangering your life, which is still a possibility. 

Okay, so with that being clear let's hop to another subject: Possible Long-term side effects. Well, no matter what I'll write here people will still stay sceptic, because the answer is: We don not know. But, realistically, there shouldn't be any long-term side effects.

 

Also, I'd like to explain how really this mRNA vaccine works.

Generally, mRNA vaccines are our hope for the future, not only when it comes to pandemic, but also in healing other even more deadly diseases.

So, how does it works? 

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A fragment of virus genome inserted into the cell forms a virus protein. Thanks to that the immune system learns to recognize the virus without having to come into contact with the real pathogen.

That's how really mRNA vaccines works. Also, this answers why some people gets sick after first or second dose of vaccine -  your immune system recognized the virus protein and just tries to kill it off.

 

All in all, I know. This thing is new. Everyone is unsure, even terrified by a lone thought of getting vaccinated. I understand.

But, if you're not medicaly excluded from getting a vaccine, then I recommend doing it. Keep in mind, you're not doing this for yourself; you're doing this for every living human on this planet. This whole thing will go down in history for sure, so please, don't repeat the same mistake that people from the previous generations did to Tesla. Just because he tried to help humanity by inventing new - even scary - things, doesn't mean he wanted bad. There're so many people behind the vaccines. Universities from all over the world, scientists, contributors that's few to name. It's not only Johnson&Johnson or any other company, but people that wants to return to normal life as much as you do. 

 

Sources (if anyone would like to know on what I based my answers):

Siddharta Mukherjee - Hidden History
J. M. Berg - Biochemistry
H. Fletcher - Genetics
E. K. Wagner - Basic virology

https://www.qiagen.com/us/resources/faq?id=06a192c2-e72d-42e8-9b40-3171e1eb4cb8&lang=en

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/j20aky/we_are_covid19_vaccine_researchers_anna_and_paul/

 

Sorry for such a long post, but I really want to help people better understand this whole situation. I know how this whole thing stressed out many people, so i hope that this messy post of my let you understand it a little bit better. Also, pardon me for any grammar mistakes, but it's really late at night and I'm just very sleepy.

 

Anyway, have a nice day/night!