Auntie Cipation
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Why are people so seemingly oblivious to basic statistics?I got into a conversation with a neighbor yesterday. She is 77, and in very good health. She told me how anxious she was because so many of her friends and the volunteers she works with have had COVID recently.
She told me she was anxious every time she had to get groceries, or go anywhere where she had to be in a room full of people.
She said her anxiety was because there was nothing she could do to protect herself. She didn’t want to get the new COVID vaccination because most people she knew who had COVID had gotten the vaccination and still got COVID.
I mentioned she could start wearing a mask again, since she had so much anxiety about COVID.
She said quickly, “Oh, no, I’m not going to go back to wearing a mask again. No way!”
Sigh.
I'm not getting a vaccine because I had side effects in the past from them.Why are people so seemingly oblivious to basic statistics?
It's not black and white, 100% or zero. The world is full of shades of gray.
Covid vaccine does not mean you won't catch it, but it means you're less likely to catch it.
Covid vaccine does not mean you won't catch it, but it means you'll have milder symptoms if you DO catch it.
Why is that so difficult to understand!
(no need to answer, I know it's half first-world psychology and half intentional political misinformation... Grr!)
I wore my mask into the grocery store today, for the first time in a long time. Got some nasty looks too. I don't care. I read enough to know a very large spike is underway. I don't want to catch it. I plan to hibernate all January in the hopes that the cases resulting from tonight's parties will either die down or will reawaken people's eyes. As you say -- Sigh.
I understand. I wasn't claiming the vaccine is for everyone, I was lamenting people basing their decisions on misunderstandings -- willful misunderstandings in some cases, such as "if it doesn't prevent 100% of infection, it's useless."I'm not getting a vaccine because I had side effects in the past from them.
I have resumed wearing a N95 mask when going shopping because I feel it will help in preventing illness. JMO.
Did you explain to her that vaccination doesn't prevent infection, it prevents severe disease, hospitalization and death? IMO I think people mistakenly believe it's supposed to prevent infection, so when it doesn't... "Why bother getting vaccinated? It doesn't work". They simply aren't looking at the problem correctly.I got into a conversation with a neighbor yesterday. She is 77, and in very good health. She told me how anxious she was because so many of her friends and the volunteers she works with have had COVID recently.
She told me she was anxious every time she had to get groceries, or go anywhere where she had to be in a room full of people.
She said her anxiety was because there was nothing she could do to protect herself. She didn’t want to get the new COVID vaccination because most people she knew who had COVID had gotten the vaccination and still got COVID.
I mentioned she could start wearing a mask again, since she had so much anxiety about COVID.
She said quickly, “Oh, no, I’m not going to go back to wearing a mask again. No way!”
Sigh.
@StunnedI was surprised today when I went to my small local pharmacy to get my RSV shot that I needed a prescription from my Dr.. Maybe it was discussed here and I missed it, the big Pharmacy chains have people who automatically write those scripts on site. So now I wait for my script, no worries! Hearing about to many sick people!
There are “Standing Orders” for vaccinations like flu, COVID, etc. RSV might be different because it is recommended for 65 and older.@Stunned
I just today was at the CVS on my block and made an appointment for the RSV shot.
I didn’t need a prescription at all.
Maybe because I’m 66? Maybe because a national chain operates differently?
I’ve never heard of a script being needed for any vaccination, and I’ve had them all, even when I was younger than the 65 year old level.
I’m 66 and have gotten all of my vaccinations at this Pharmacy but 1. I don’t know if the person who prescribes left? I’ll ask when I go back.@Stunned
I just today was at the CVS on my block and made an appointment for the RSV shot.
I didn’t need a prescription at all.
Maybe because I’m 66? Maybe because a national chain operates differently?
I’ve never heard of a script being needed for any vaccination, and I’ve had them all, even when I was younger than the 65 year old level.
Sounds like not all states are handling this the same. Odd.I was surprised today when I went to my small local pharmacy to get my RSV shot that I needed a prescription from my Dr.. Maybe it was discussed here and I missed it, the big Pharmacy chains have people who automatically write those scripts on site. So now I wait for my script, no worries! Hearing about to many sick people!
I’m in NC. Weird!Sounds like not all states are handling this the same. Odd.
Georgia, Iowa, Missouri, Utah, and Washington D.C. require adults to get a doctor’s prescription in order to receive the RSV vaccination. The other 46 states do not.
Most states don’t require a prescription to get an RSV vaccine
The new RSV vaccine is now available to seniors over the age of 60 and pregnant people. Four states require people to have a prescription to get the shot.www.kare11.com
I wondered if perhaps you weren't even in any of the 4 excluded states! LOL Maybe no one told your pharmacy how things work? This is so messed up.I’m in NC. Weird!
I agree. I’ve had reactions to vaccines in the past. Plus I have had a long bout of Shingles, not severe, but drawn out….like “long shingles”, strange. So my doc thinks due to that immune issue, he does not recommend me getting the vaccine at this time.I'm not getting a vaccine because I had side effects in the past from them.
I have resumed wearing a N95 mask when going shopping because I feel it will help in preventing illness. JMO.
Before I was diagnosed with allergies and asthma in my mid-30s, I had horrible bouts of bronchitis for several years. I ended up with "walking pneumonia" a few times, too. Most of the illnesses started with a cold, but undiagnosed allergies and asthma pushed the "common cold" from bad to worse. Bronchitis can be nasty and seems to go on for weeks before the cough finally goes away, leaving one feeling totally exhausted. Thankfully, I haven't had bronchitis, walking pneumonia, or even a cold for many years. Haven't had a serious cough-variant asthma episode for quite a while, either.I agree. I’ve had reactions to vaccines in the past. Plus I have had a long bout of Shingles, not severe, but drawn out….like “long shingles”, strange. So my doc thinks due to that immune issue, he does not recommend me getting the vaccine at this time.
I’m fine with it.
Even though I am just getting over Covid. I mean honestly, it wasn’t as bad as the bout of bronchitis I had back in 2013, that lasted for six to eight weeks. That was the sickest I’ve ever been.
And if I need to wear a mask I will I don’t have a problem with it.