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TexasTowelie

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52. Almost every activity can be lethal.
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:24 PM
Jul 2020

The other night I went to the laundry room to retrieve my clothing and I had a hypoglycemic reaction and nearly didn't make it back to the apartment which is about 30 yards away. I've also had an idiot swerve and try to hit me while riding my bike.

At some point, I will do the research and weigh the risk/benefit aspect and also consider my duty to society by getting vaccinated. That applies to both the HPV vaccine and a potential COVID vaccine.

I've lived more than a decade longer than the average lifespan for someone in my demographic group. If some disease or medical condition affects me, then my only request is that I receive medical treatment to reduce any pain associated with that condition. While I don't have a death wish, the only event that I would like to attend in the distant future is the bicentennial of my college alma mater in 2040. Otherwise, I'm mentally and morally prepared to accept whatever fate is in store for me.

It will have to be approved by someone outside of the Trump administration Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #1
That. There is no chance I trust dump or anyone in his admin. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #2
That's where most people sit on the issue. Await approval by a trusted agency like the EMA. PSPS Jul 2020 #4
Why are you afraid of a harmless bleach injection? ret5hd Jul 2020 #13
Hahahahaha! NoRoadUntravelled Jul 2020 #14
+1 uponit7771 Jul 2020 #49
And it will be so expensive only the well off can afford it. alfredo Jul 2020 #27
Trump's staffers have been releasing propaganda on CDC letterhead. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #42
Fingers crossed Europe has the vaccine first. sarcasmo Jul 2020 #3
You can't educate the anti-vaxers underpants Jul 2020 #5
Than no one can save them.... yuiyoshida Jul 2020 #6
I will take my chances than putting some crap into my system!" DBoon Jul 2020 #12
Smart people will get vaccinated and MAGATS will die. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #43
I would be very apprenhensive about taking a vaccination that is being rushed. TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #7
Haste makes waste! Backseat Driver Jul 2020 #16
I definitely would be holding back on it, I won't be a guinea pig. nt Raine Jul 2020 #30
It isn't a zero-sum game gollygee Jul 2020 #36
I'm already considered in a high risk group for the following factors: TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #51
Beta had a much better picture. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #44
Challenge them to wear masks now. CaptYossarian Jul 2020 #8
Then they are f**king idiots. It isn't a live vaccine. While there may be side effects from such a still_one Jul 2020 #9
I was active duty military in 1976, forced to receive swine flu vaccination Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #10
As was I pecosbob Jul 2020 #19
That was when they used a live vaccine gollygee Jul 2020 #37
We actually don't know that it will be better to taket the vaccine than not. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #11
Following you on this. You've been a beacon of truth and impartial info Arazi Jul 2020 #18
I'm hopeful that it will be safe and effective - Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #20
I expect the FDA will make the decision on this and will trust that. Steelrolled Jul 2020 #21
I will wait and review the resesarch myself. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #22
I read everything I can. Steelrolled Jul 2020 #25
I never trust anyone else where my health is concerned. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #29
Under Trump, no way would I trust the FDA womanofthehills Jul 2020 #31
CDC has been bypassed - Trump staffers are releasing their own propaganda on CDC letterhead. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #45
That's why it's being tested - to make sure it's safe and effective. nt gollygee Jul 2020 #38
I don't trust without verification, ever - Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #39
What do you mean by verified? gollygee Jul 2020 #41
Verified by non-Trumpers. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #46
The main virus I've been reading about is out of the UK gollygee Jul 2020 #47
I do my own independent research, and reach my own conclusions. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #50
Once the process gets through the human trials safely and they say it's a go it will still take a NoRoadUntravelled Jul 2020 #15
+1 2naSalit Jul 2020 #17
I think most countries are going to go with the one that's EllieBC Jul 2020 #24
You can't. We can't get the hippy organic craft artisan EllieBC Jul 2020 #23
I recall that several years ago, TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #32
HPV can kill you and spread. EllieBC Jul 2020 #48
Almost every activity can be lethal. TexasTowelie Jul 2020 #52
Once a vaccine is approved and available, I will take it. herding cats Jul 2020 #26
I'm with you Steelrolled Jul 2020 #33
Personally, I will be slow to take the vaccine. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #28
If Donald Trump is promoting it, then, yes, I'll be wary. tinrobot Jul 2020 #34
My thing is...all of this is new. TCJ70 Jul 2020 #35
I think any vaccine that appears as an October surprise kairos12 Jul 2020 #40
+1, I mean at some point we have to not take a default thought process when it comes to Trump uponit7771 Jul 2020 #55
Patient education regarding vaccines rarely works. Aristus Jul 2020 #53
"They will defend to the death..." yuiyoshida Jul 2020 #54
1976 swine flu Mosby Jul 2020 #56
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