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The Blue Flower

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52. In a heartbeat

Sun Jul 25, 2021, 10:10 AM

Jul 2021

I had two small kiddies and would have done it to protect them. I've also been a great believer in science and medicine from an early age. There was a kid in an iron lung on my street, and Jonas Salk's nephew shared a desk with me 2nd grade.

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When you were in your 20's, would you have taken the Covid vaccination? [View all] kentuck Jul 2021 OP

Yes, I would have taken the vaccine as I had a brain even in my 20's. Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #1

Yes. LiberalArkie Jul 2021 #2

Yes. I had read about the 1918 epidemic. dhol82 Jul 2021 #3

Yes. piddyprints Jul 2021 #4

Probably. It is to protect the pack, after all. alphafemale Jul 2021 #5

I might have been hesitant at first, but the way this rolled out, tanyev Jul 2021 #6

I would have, but, I caught something back then that kills way more people... Hugin Jul 2021 #7

I probably would have. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #8

I do remember this: kentuck Jul 2021 #9

If there had been a world wide pandemic going on...yes. Boomerproud Jul 2021 #10

Absolutely Jim G. Jul 2021 #11

They had vacuum tubes. Hugin Jul 2021 #13

I have two radios. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #23

Hell yes. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #12

Maybe, and you are right luv2fly Jul 2021 #14

Absolutely. I got drafted at age 20 Glorfindel Jul 2021 #15

Yep. Me too...didn't ask ya, didn't get a chance to or not ashredux Jul 2021 #80

Yeah, after the boot camp five at a time hit, one more? BFD sarge43 Jul 2021 #100

Same here, but there were no needles. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2021 #181

Of course if..fish..had..wings Jul 2021 #16

Yes we would have gotten vaccinated. The Woodstock generation is also the polio generation. Walleye Jul 2021 #17

I don't think the Woodstock Generation was stupid...I believe their idealism fueled what is good Demsrule86 Jul 2021 #91

Thanks. I still believe it too.And I seriously miss the idealism that defines America Walleye Jul 2021 #94

Me too, it is very sad the selfishness that the right wingers are preaching as a good. lark Jul 2021 #101

absolutely! agingdem Jul 2021 #18

Yep, my generation (probably the same as yours) definitely believed in science. lark Jul 2021 #106

Even as stupid as I was back then... Mysterian Jul 2021 #19

I had a brother-in-law who had polio UpInArms Jul 2021 #20

I worked in the tropics. Throck Jul 2021 #21

I am of a similar thought... kentuck Jul 2021 #27

Drinking bourbon prevents Covid Throck Jul 2021 #42

Not funny. 😑 ShazzieB Jul 2021 #144

Aah... YES the YELLOW FEVER shot. Now...back then that was a shot. Anyone in the late 60s.... usaf-vet Jul 2021 #74

They have been researching the mRNA vaccines for years Walleye Jul 2021 #99

Polio and Covid are apples and oranges.... LeftInTX Jul 2021 #134

Yes. Because of how bad Covid-19 can be. And I'm saying that even highplainsdem Jul 2021 #22

Yes, if it was free. Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #24

Yes! BlueJac Jul 2021 #25

My dad passed away from the experimental "Cutter vaccine" for polio, so at that time, no way i would Groundhawg Jul 2021 #26

I'm so sorry. I didn't know about this. What a horrible thing. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #166

Yes. I might have procrastinated MontanaMama Jul 2021 #28

Yes In_The_Wind Jul 2021 #29

Absolutely PJMcK Jul 2021 #30

Yes. LisaL Jul 2021 #31

Yes. I was a "Polio Pioneer" and I've always taken vaccines seriously. nt Binkie The Clown Jul 2021 #32

Yes, even in my 20's Bettie Jul 2021 #33

Yes LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #34

In my 20s I would get the flu vaccine RAB910 Jul 2021 #35

You're good. I got my first one in 2019 and I'm almost 65 LeftInTX Jul 2021 #149

Absolutely I would have. Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #36

Hell yes. GoddessOfGuinness Jul 2021 #37

Yup. IrishAfricanAmerican Jul 2021 #38

Yes, having gone through smallpox and polio vaccinations. sinkingfeeling Jul 2021 #39

Yes. I was a biology major in college, with a plan to work in medical research... Lisa0825 Jul 2021 #40

yes llashram Jul 2021 #41

Yes. I'm no fool. Dave says Jul 2021 #43

Yes ananda Jul 2021 #44

utter nonsense stopdiggin Jul 2021 #45

i think i would have. barbtries Jul 2021 #46

Yes. Despite the usual youthful feelings of invincibility. Golden Raisin Jul 2021 #47

I was in the Marines at 20, so I would have been required to get the shot, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2021 #48

I have my old, beat-up shot card from the Corps. 32 inoculations. Plague, even. albacore Jul 2021 #180

Yes. Happy Hoosier Jul 2021 #49

Yes. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #50

Damn straight Javaman Jul 2021 #51

In a heartbeat The Blue Flower Jul 2021 #52

Yes. Without blinking. Pobeka Jul 2021 #53

At that age I did what the doctors recommended, which wasn't much bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #54

Oh yes. MLAA Jul 2021 #55

Yes. momta Jul 2021 #56

Yes Dopers_Greed Jul 2021 #57

Yes. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #58

I'd have dragged my feet Warpy Jul 2021 #59

I'm almost 65 and have not had a tetanus booster in years. I know what you mean! LeftInTX Jul 2021 #150

Yes. Even in my 20s I was fairly well-read and a believer in science. marmar Jul 2021 #60

LOL, I had a VAX Passport before it was cool, at 19 too HAB911 Jul 2021 #61

Absolutely. Neither of my 20 something sons hesitated for a New York second to get vaccinated. NNadir Jul 2021 #62

Yes, only a damn fool would not get the vaccine. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2021 #63

Absolutely. Dinosaurs like me remember the polio epidemic and pictures Vinca Jul 2021 #64

Yes. I probably would have tried for the one shot vax. Raven Jul 2021 #65

Yes. Even before joining the military I stood in shot lines. Public Schools had shot days. usaf-vet Jul 2021 #66

I think I would have been oblivious until: AllyCat Jul 2021 #67

Yes! I still have the star on my arm from a vaccine I got as a kid RainCaster Jul 2021 #68

yes. no hesitation. eom scrabblequeen40 Jul 2021 #69

Yes! pazzyanne Jul 2021 #70

Hell, yes! Grins Jul 2021 #71

Dunno. I was less of an asshole then than I am now. 3Hotdogs Jul 2021 #72

In my mid 20s I was in nursing school. TNNurse Jul 2021 #73

In a New York minute! augyboston Jul 2021 #75

Even if I felt invincible and lacked sense genxlib Jul 2021 #76

Absolutely !! RustyWheels Jul 2021 #77

Yes I would have mgardener Jul 2021 #78

YES! Of course, because I was earning any of my three degrees in microbiology and... Red Pest Jul 2021 #79

Yes, because I was (and still am to some degree) a hypochondriac. róisín_dubh Jul 2021 #81

Yes, as my mommy would make me. LakeArenal Jul 2021 #82

Yes, but at the time I would have asked you, "Why ask such a silly question?" rickyhall Jul 2021 #83

When I was 12 I took the polio vaccine. tavernier Jul 2021 #84

Yes, I made many bad decisions but would still take a free vaccination IronLionZion Jul 2021 #85

When I Was In My Early 20's DallasNE Jul 2021 #86

Yes I Rebl2 Jul 2021 #87

I was happy to get the polio vaccine when I was even younger than 20. appleannie1 Jul 2021 #88

YEP!! I think we were a lot smarter than the 20-somethings today. nt joetheman Jul 2021 #89

No, we definitely were not smarter.... Jon King Jul 2021 #97

"We"? Speak for yourself Jon Hekate Jul 2021 #152

No, not unless I was roped and herded into a line Brother Buzz Jul 2021 #90

Same here. I can't believe I'm still here after all the stupid things I've done and regret. yonder Jul 2021 #116

Being a microbiology graduate student and teaching assistant, certainly.... Jon King Jul 2021 #92

Absolutely, Yes! trixie2 Jul 2021 #93

100% - I have always supported facts and science. lark Jul 2021 #95

Of Course I Would Acme Mfg. Co Jul 2021 #96

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2021 #155

Absolutely. There would have been no hesitation. (eom) StevieM Jul 2021 #98

In my 20s? Hard to say. I didn't resume regular flu shots til after I quit partying at 35. Iggo Jul 2021 #102

When I Was In My 20s GB_RN Jul 2021 #103

I think so MustLoveBeagles Jul 2021 #104

The people I knew would have gotten it. We knew there reasons to do it. Ford_Prefect Jul 2021 #105

As long as it was free TheFarseer Jul 2021 #107

Yes. My grandfather survived polio--vaccines for us are not even a question Buckeyeblue Jul 2021 #108

Yes I would have maryellen99 Jul 2021 #109

Parental influence. There is still a lot of parental influence in 20's. I thought initially LizBeth Jul 2021 #110

if there was no right wing misinformation most would i bet... TalenaGor Jul 2021 #111

One of the saddest things about DU ismnotwasm Jul 2021 #112

DU's interface is stuck in the 90s ansible Jul 2021 #159

YES. Because when I was in my early 20's we didn't have internet, FOX, twitter, FB etc. Fla Dem Jul 2021 #113

Yes, without a doubt. Paladin Jul 2021 #114

I was 20 in 1961 KentuckyWoman Jul 2021 #115

Yes, both shingles shots laid me low for a few days. Would I do it again? Damn straight. yonder Jul 2021 #119

I just got shingles. Didn't have other issue but took my arm down much longer than covid did. LizBeth Jul 2021 #123

Sorry to hear that, I just found out my 86 year old Mom is running the gauntlet with it too. yonder Jul 2021 #125

My bad, I saw it as soon as I re read. I just got the shingle VAC. Words matter. Sometimes I LizBeth Jul 2021 #131

... yonder Jul 2021 #135

Yes, we were different that way. The only vaccine deniers I ever heard of were religious nut cases Hekate Jul 2021 #117

I don't know where the idea that people don't need vaccinations ever came from. GoodRaisin Jul 2021 #118

Sure ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #120

I sure would have. Part of safe sex at that time for me. Captain Zero Jul 2021 #121

Yes, I'm quite sure I would have. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2021 #122

My paternal grandfather died of the Spanish flu in 1918. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2021 #124

Yes, absolutely. I remember getting other shots when I was young... CaptainTruth Jul 2021 #126

Absolutely YoshidaYui Jul 2021 #127

Yes, of course. myccrider Jul 2021 #128

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2021 #129

Yep. The notions of People a lot smarter then me on the subject BusterMove Jul 2021 #130

Yes LeftInTX Jul 2021 #132

Certainly, I lived thru the 50's and saw friends with polio... spanone Jul 2021 #133

Oh hell yeah. halfulglas Jul 2021 #136

Considering I had to have Texasgal Jul 2021 #137

Yes, I had a friend in school who had polio csziggy Jul 2021 #138

Yes. I took the swineflu shot. n/t ChazII Jul 2021 #139

No Polybius Jul 2021 #140

But then the question is: would Bob Dole have encouraged vaccinating? Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #163

Difficult to say meadowlander Jul 2021 #141

Yes. GoCubsGo Jul 2021 #142

I would have absolutely gotten vaxxed. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #143

Yes because I am not stupid now and I wasn't stupid then. Meowmee Jul 2021 #145

In a heartbeat. 11 Bravo Jul 2021 #146

I'm a science major. Of course I would have taken it. GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #147

Yes. Because I already knew by then I was not immortal.... haele Jul 2021 #148

Of course I would - I didn't hesitate to take the Polio vaccine in my 20s NotANeocon Jul 2021 #151

Yes. I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #153

yes Skittles Jul 2021 #154

Yes. That would have been the 1980s before everything on Earth became a partisan issue tenderfoot Jul 2021 #156

This thread makes me think that there are few if any people here who are in their 20's. BannonsLiver Jul 2021 #157

That would be correct canetoad Jul 2021 #158

Absolutely. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #160

As long as it was free or very cheap,yes Withywindle Jul 2021 #161

Lots of rose colored glasses here on this thread... radicalleft Jul 2021 #162

Thank goodness you have arrived to let everyone know that you are the only Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #164

You're welcome radicalleft Jul 2021 #175

Read it again. No one thanked you. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #176

Yes. Most Americans would be vaccinated now if this happened over 40 years ago. BeckyDem Jul 2021 #165

Yes. I was 24 when I received my graduate degree mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #167

Yes. JoanofArgh Jul 2021 #168

100%. After 20 years in the Navy, and multiple deployments... SKKY Jul 2021 #169

Yes. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #170

Yes Deep State Witch Jul 2021 #171

Yes, I've always believed in science NFM UnderThisLaw Jul 2021 #172

Absolutely. My 20s were in the 1970s. As political as the 60s and 70s were, ... Brother Mythos Jul 2021 #173

Hell yes. I believe in science and medicine. Always have. nolabear Jul 2021 #174

Fuck yeah. roamer65 Jul 2021 #177

Yes. AngryOldDem Jul 2021 #178

In my 20s I was young and stupid. But not THAT stupid Bucky Jul 2021 #179

Give me any and all vaccines! I'm not picky! Initech Jul 2021 #182

Probably so because my parents would've been on my case until I did. They were a Dr. and Nurse SharonAnn Jul 2021 #183