The pandering to people's fear and uncertainty I am seeing is as dangerous as the virus. Thank you for being a voice of reason and for setting an example.

Agreed. Nothing more to add....

Agree that very vast majority of people should get the vaccine. However, in a free society, nobody should be forced to take it. And herd immunity might never be achieved via the vaccine, unfortunately. Different diseases have different thresholds for herd immunity. Measles was 95%. Polio was 80%.

I’m boosted ! I’m Pfizer so I got mine a few weeks ago.

I am planning to get my booster just not sure which one as I had J and J. I also think this likely will be something to deal with for a very long time.

I don’t disagree

This has become somewhat of a political issue, but this is where I am: I believe in the vaccine. I have had my two shots and will get a booster if necessary. What I don’t understand, however, is why no one is considering natural immunity. I have a lot of students who had Covid last year, survived it like a bad cold, and now have high immunity levels. My dad had a very strong reaction (at 87) to his second shot. He had his immunity test and came back at 1100, which is off the charts. His doctor told him not to take the booster. What if there were a government mandate that people have to show booster shots?? My school is not giving students an option and requires that every college student must be vaccinated to come on campus. Some of my male students have come to me and expressed concerns about myocarditis (heart inflammation which occurs in a small but documented percentage of young men who get the vaccine). Other students have religious concerns. And other students feel like they are in a low risk demographic and just don’t want to take a fairly new vaccine. If you are vaccinated, there is virtually no risk of hospitalization or death. That’s what the vaccines are for. Both vaccinated and unvaccinated people can transmit and get Covid. So while I believe in vaccines personally I think it should be a personal choice and I don’t believe in the mandates. This time, it may be something that we agree with, but what if the next time there is a mandate for a drug or medication or procedure you don’t want. It is a slippery slope.

For certain populations at risk it may make perfect sense. Shaming others to take it though “for the good of mankind” is not good. I’m addition, legislating compliance via social control techniques like what see happening in NYC this week is also I’ll advised. Should mandatory vaccination for first responders move forward we may see 20% of firehouses close. There are almost 90 heart attacks a day in the City and it’s boroughs. How many citizens will die?

You can already see garbage piling up on city streets. (Only 67% of sanitation workers have had the first jab). Part of being a free society is having control over your body. Isn’t that the first tenet of abortion rights ? In addition what ever happened to HIPAA compliance ? No one should have to share their health history in a public forum unless they want to.

I personally saw the value of being vaccinated. The positives outweighed the negatives in my mind. The reality is that many people have been advised by their docs, due to pre-x conditions NOT to get the jab as it may be toxic to their immune system. There is also no guarantee that a 3x vaccinated person (see Colin Powell), will not contract the virus as it may not work in some people.

Lastly, I think judging people for not letting their young 5-11 year old children get the 1/2 jabs is not reasonable. Parents need to make a very important decision here and the fact that less than 0.0038 of children have died from the China originated virus does not mean that we have to compromise their lives (with 8 decades of life to live), to “save or protect” our elderly who may only have 1-2 decades of life span left. This is not cruel it is just a fact. .
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With all the data out there, and seeing so many searches for COVID-19 vaccine related items (Google has done a good job sending people to the CDC), I'm still a bit surprised it is taking this long for people to realize the science is real. I'll admit I didn't like being knocked out after my second shot, but will be getting my booster later this winter.

I jumped at the opportunity

Honestly, what would you do if you were tested and your doctor told you not to get the shot, but you had to. Luckily my dad can choose for himself. But that’s what I worry about.

I'm boosted too!!!

Made sense to me to get Boosted. I believe in the science!

Boost! Boost! Baby!

I had Covid March of 2020. It was horrible. I am now a long hauler. Covid threw my thyroid out of whack, I was always hypothyroid and now I am hyperthyroid. I have to have my blood tested monthly to see where my thyroid levels are. For the first year I also tested positive for antibodies. Once I now longer had antibodies, I took both vaccinations (Moderna)--I was sick (really sick) both times. Recently, my endocrinologist told me that I have Graves disease (it's not as bad as it sounds), it's not good either. She told me that this was from Covid AND the vaccine. She had to repeat that last part 3 times.She continued with "We just don't know enough.". I went home, googled it and sure enough...I might have re thought getting the vaccine if I knew this info beforehand. Hypothyroid is easy to control, Graves disease, not so much. I still believe in science, however I do not believe in mandates.

I'm so glad that you are protected. I am too, with a Pfizer booster in early October. I still wear a mask because, sadly, so many others don't seem to care.