My husband works very closely with an anti-vaxxer

[Coventina]

About a year ago, the guy came down with COVID. He's young (late 20s), but still ended up in the hospital.
He didn't need a ventilator, but he was in the hospital for a week or so with it.

Guess what? He just came down with COVID again.

He thought he was protected because he recovered.

Something tells me that we are going to be dealing with this wily virus forever.

And, the people who refuse to get vaccinated are the ones encouraging it to keep us guessing about its next move.

[Johnny2X2X]

1. My mortgage broker

Good friend of a friend. Did a fantastic job with my loan. Late 30s, 3 kids and a wife, in great shape. Anti Vaxxer, and a Covid minimizer, "it's just the flu people." Caught Covid, spent 6 weeks on a vent, lost 70 pounds, still struggling with day to day life months after he got out of the hospital. Still spewing anti vaccine nonsense and saying Covid is no big deal.

It's a cult.

[flying_wahini]

14. Because admitting he was wrong is not in his lexicon. Like all tRumpies.

[Jack from Charlotte]

21. Let's go Darwin........

Here's a website that highlights antivaxxers who are very public with anti vax taunts and threats mostly via Facebook, directed to science and we who believe in science. Many are politicians and/or church leaders. Oops. They all get Covid. Read their families Facebook after Covid strikes. And then.... read the comments below. Manny comments are very funny and most are very harsh.

sorryantivaxer.com

[maxsolomon]

2. post-covid immunity only lasts so long.

it's like the flu. you get a vaccine every year to mitigate it's effects, not to make yourself 100% immune.

that said, fuck this guy. he's a walking variant vector.

[Coventina]

3. Agree. I'm not pleased that my husband has to be around him so much.

They are the only two people that work their particular job in the company. And, when the freak is out sick, that means my husband has to do the work of two people.

It's lose-lose.

[Crunchy Frog]

18. The flu vaccines aren't boosters.

They protect against particular strains which are different every year. When it's the same or a similar strain the immunity is longer term.

It's theorized that the reason older people were less affected by the Spanish Flu was due to another pandemic by a similar strain decades earlier.

[live love laugh]

33. ✔️

[LuckyCharms]

4. I have a friend who got the first two shots...

and then no boosters because they "got sicker than a dog" after the second shot, then recently got Covid, and said "the shot was worse".

Refuses to get any of the boosters.

I tried explaining to them that they would have most likely been a lot sicker when they got Covid, had it not been for the first two shots, and that they would be doing themselves and everyone around them a favor if they got the boosters.

I also explained that I got "sick" as well with all 4 shots, but that they were not really sick, it was just the immune system building up defenses.

The response? "yeah, I think I read that somewhere".

Fuck these people. They're babies. They're whiners. They have no legitimate reason not to get vaxxed and boosted. They only think of themselves.

Fuck 'em. Sideways.

Fucking idiots.

[keep_left]

9. Wait 'til they get their shingles vaccine, then.

If they think the mRNA Covid vax makes them feel sick, they've got another thing coming when they get Shingrix. You'll never hear the end of it when your friend gets either shot #1 or #2. It's unpredictable as to which shot will have the worst effect, but nearly everyone complains about one of them. I'm not complaining myself, since shingles can be incredibly painful and sometimes can even lead to a hospital stay.

It's a great thing that we have these vaccines, even with the side effects. I guess we're going to have to go back to the days of the killer childhood (and even adulthood) diseases to get people to wise up.

[RobinA]

10. Yep, This

I've had four COVID vaxes, sore arm only. The second Shingrix? Not fun. The first was nothing.

[louis-t]

19. I turned down the shingles vax and 4 months later

I got shingles. I didn't know the vax could be bad. I took the pneumonia vax and was sick as a dog for 4 days.

[LuckyCharms]

11. That was actually the next topic of discussion!

I think nearly everyone feels like death after the shingles vax.

The person I am talking about is not getting the shingles vax either. OK, fine, don't get the vax, and when you do get a horrible case of shingles, make everyone around you fucking wait on you hand and foot because you're in so much pain, and tax the already overburdened health care system even further.

All this stuff is a hot button for me. Grown adults being afraid of not feeling well for a little while after getting a shot. Everyone whines about everything.

My wife and I felt so sick after our shingles vax that we were actually laughing about how ridiculously bad we felt.

But, I'd do it again if it was necessary.

We are like minded. I am a big believer in vaccines. I got the worse flu of my life after getting the flu vaccine a few years ago, but that didn't deter me from continuing to get a flu shot.

[keep_left]

13. I didn't think it was as terrible as some have experienced...

...but it wasn't that much fun. A lot of chills, fever, no appetite, even some respiratory stuff (my doctor warned me some of the side effects mimic Covid). It was nothing that some Tylenol and an early bedtime didn't cure. But it was a lot worse than any of the Covid shots I had. Still I would recommend it to everyone because shingles can really be awful and can have severe complications that will land you in a hospital.

[Skittles]

32. I got the second shingles shot and then was called into work

worked 13 hours all night, felt very tired and run down but that's better than getting shingles

[Raftergirl]

28. I only had a sore arm after both shots. I was not sick at all.

I also only had a sore arm after the first shingles vaccine, also.

[LisaM]

31. Shingles was just not on my radar,.or I would have gotten the vax.

I didn't and I have been suffering from Shingles for almost two years. It's awful. They were on my face. If affected everything in my life. And it still hurts, especially when I am tired or stressed.

[sdfernando]

12. I had both Shingrix shots last year between the COVID shots...been a banner year for vaccinations

for me. Nothing seems to affect me much though. Mostly just a sore shoulder for a few days. 1st COVID shot was the worst but not bad really. Lots of tiredness and very very mild flu symptoms along with the sore shoulder. I count myself VERY luck in that regard.

[misanthrope]

20. Shingrix was easy on me

Same for the first three Pfizer COVID-19 shots. I mix matched with a Moderna for the most recent booster and it made me feel like a cold was coming on the day after. Cleared up after that.

[Jilly_in_VA]

24. Husband got Shingrix

because I got shingles and he had to listen to me. After he got the second Covid shot he said it was worse than the Shingrix, so I guess it's all relative. But we've both had chickenpox, so there's that.

[AllyCat]

30. Both of 'em for me. Shingrix knocked me on my backside twice.

Having had shingles, I’d get the vaccine again if it was appropriate.

[Rebl2]

15. Did they

get Moderna? I have had four Pfizer shots and didn’t get sick once. The first booster, I was a little tired but didn’t have that with second booster. You don’t have to get the same shot when it comes to boosters.

[Wounded Bear]

22. IIRC, the Moderna shot was a bigger dose...nt

[Jilly_in_VA]

25. I had Moderna

and the booster and didn't get sick at all. I was cold the evening I had the second shot but not like chills, just cold. Went to bed early and woke up feeling fine. No side effects from either of the others. But then, I rarely get any side effects from anything. I got side effects from a flu shot once, and I get those every single year. Had to, being a nurse, and just never stopped.

[ecstatic]

34. That seems a little unfair. Your friend got the first 2 shots

so they're not antivax. I think most medical professionals recommend that we listen to our bodies after any type of medical procedure or drug. Doubling down and ignoring a bad reaction can lead to death.

[LuckyCharms]

36. I should have mentioned that their SO had to have

horrendous nightly battles for TWO MONTHS before this person decided to even get the first vax. Screaming and crying fights for 2 months, every night.

So yes, this person is anti-vax, without coming out and admitting it.

And this person is a bar hopper who could care less who they spread their germs to.

Friend of mine.

Not going to be a friend for long though.

Sick of biting my tongue. This person is going to feel my wrath in a big way any day now. and when I let my feelings be known, I will lose a friend, but get this huge weight off my chest.

I can feel it coming. I'm so pissed off that I'm going to lose my shit on this person more than I ever have in my life. It's not just the vax issue, it's the sudden selfishness.

[Midnight Writer]

5. My young neighbor and his whole family are now immune because they all had Covid already.

According to him.

So, no vaccines, no boosters for him or his family.

I gave up trying to reason with this fellow a long time ago.

He also says kids don't get Covid, even though his kids all had Covid and, in fact, brought it home with them.

[Rebl2]

23. Interesting

how they don’t hear the part where immunity from having Covid wears off after several months.

[Initech]

6. Honestly? I'm hoping for natrural selection to take over at this point.

Just rid the world of these anti-vaxxer idiots.

[Quakerfriend]

7. Yes, it's so maddening!

They can have a mild case the first time and die the next time! - Not to mention that ~ 30% of ALL those who get Covid (even those who never even knew they had it) will get long covid in some form.

I’m so tired of this virus and the ignorance that the anti vaxxers hold on to 😫.

[Runningdawg]

8. Hubby's boss is one who buys into the whole Q enchilada

He said he only got the vaccine so he could sue Biden. Yeah, we know you got it to keep your job. Nice try.

[roamer65]

16. Kudos to you Coventina.

I had been meaning to get my 4th shot.

You kicked me in the rear and I just got about an hour ago, due to this thread.

[Iggo]

17. They don't know how the flu shot works, either.

And it ain’t hard. They’re just not that bright.

[Mossfern]

26. I have a friend who's waiting

for Novavax to be approved. She goes to a "groovy doc" who approves (so she says). The breaking point for me was when she got very sick a few months ago and her "groovy doc" advised her to be tested for Covid, and that if it was positive that she would have at least a small amount of immunity. Somehow it was too inconvenient for her to go.

This a very intelligent person!
Apparently there are a few holes in the common sense department.

[Snackshack]

27. Agreed

I don’t think COVID is going to go away as well and the people who are unvaccinated, who’s bodies somehow managed to fight off a previous infection or two are giving the virus all the opportunity it needs to incubate and mutate into something their body won’t be able to fight off the next time.

[FakeNoose]

29. There will always be more variants

We need to protect ourselves and our loved ones. We need to act responsibly about this virus. Getting vaccinated (and boosted) was the first big step but we'll be dealing with this for the rest of our lives. The new variants are going to require more and bigger boosters, or something ... I don't know what.

When friends and co-workers (and family members) refuse to take this virus seriously, and when they act like it's a "hoax," well they're just wearing blinders. But you aren't wearing blinders my friend, and neither am I.

[Emile]

35. I know 3 people who died after they thought they

had immunity after getting over covid and then catching it again.