I feel like an old mother hen, so I will be brief… I know you’ve heard it before, and I’d be shocked if my message is heard, much less heeded. But speaking as if I were among my friends, and setting our politics aside for a moment (they wouldn’t for long, but they would listen), these are some thoughts on Covid vaccinations.
1. The odds of an un-vaccinated person contracting Covid is far higher than a vaccinated person (roughly 90+ vaccine effectiveness)
2. The symptoms of Covid vary widely, from none to death, but one does not know until they contract it how it will affect them.
3. Once infected, even if you feel nothing, you’re exposing your family and friends to it - and their reaction to infection may be far different than yours.
4. The cost of caring for those infected has a financial impact on the cost of insurance, publicly and privately funded. Not to mention the impact on the patient’s personal finances.
5.) Even if small percentage of Covid cases end up needing hospitalization, the high volume of infected, means these patients still take up space normally being used for other purposes.
We should start another thread for politics, and the “funny pages”, this issue directly impacts our personal health, and that of our families and larger communities. Ultimately, we all make our own decisions and are bound to live by them. Believe me, I respect that and would never wish ill on anyone. So, sorry to be the nagging old mother hen… but I love ya man!
And now... back to politics