How many of you have got the Covid jab yet? What do you think about it? re you confident that it will help you keep safe from Corona?
My take - I did get my 1st dose of covishield vaccine. But I'm not very confident about the vaccine itself. It takes years to develop a vaccine and this one got out in less than 1 year. It might be effective in fighting Corona but you never know what will be the long-term repercussions. But we don't really have an option, it's like a rat race around the vaccine too. Just hoping I don't have an additional limb one day due to the vaccine, LOL.
I haven't taken the Jab and likely won't unless I'm forced to.
Ok, where are you from?
Any reasons why you didn't take it yet?
I usually don't take any type of injection. I don't even get my flu shot.
I'm not dead set against getting at some point, just for the time being its a no from me.
Oh okay! Got it.
Haha, i have already got my first jab a month back. And you can be rest assured, it is not harmful. The vaccines aren’t developed from scratch, they are reiterations. Covishield contains virus of a chimpanzee which has been mutated to act like Covid virus. Moreover, vaccines in itself are never harmful because they don’t have potent virus. They contain a very small piece of dead virus, and when it gets injected in our body, it is perceived as a foreign element. As a result our body develops its natural defence (White Blood Cells) to fight the virus. But since there is no actual potent virus. Those cells remain in our blood stream and fight whenever an actual virus strikes.
Be at peace, you won’t turn into an octopus overnight. :p
Hahaha.. I understand the science behind the vaccines but still, you see, it takes years to get a vaccine approved and this one came out so quickly. I never expected this. In fact, I thought at our age we might even not get it.
I've taken it, anyways. And if I turn into an Octopus, so will all others. An octopus family living happily ever after :D
Ahh, I see. Yes, it got developed so fast, but also way more than usual resources are utilised to speed up the process. Not every vaccine development receives government grants and top industry talent.
Anyway octopuses are lovely, you wouldn’t mind being one either. Imagine having 8 arms, you would be able to prepare a dish in 1/4th time ;).
I haven't got vaccinated yet , there are actually two reasons for that.
it's not possible at the moment because at my location the first dose is not available and people who got the first one are now ready for the second one as well that's available.
I have been worried about what might come out as after effects of this vaccine. You better know that there was no proper testing done of these vaccine and that we are the testers of these vaccine itself.
I hope there are no crucial side effects of any vaccine , I just hope.
Ya these are the doubts we all have. It's not been tested properly but there's not much of a choice we have. The results of the vaccine are quite promising, I have seen people at the age of 80 surviving the virus after they got their jabs done. So it is kind of effective for Covid atleast.
I'm not gotten the covid-19 vaccine yet but my brother got his on Sunday, though he complained to feel a bit weak am still checking up on him.
Concerning what you said about the period it took to develop the covid-19 vaccine, I would say this is just a general trial text to know how effective and strong it will be.
I don't know if I will take the vaccination but I'm rest assured am strong.
That's good if you can make it without the vaccine. In our country, it's difficult given the population density. So we have to get it.
:-) haven't taken the vaccine yet. Waiting for a more tested one to be released before I decide to do that. Wouldn't want some adverse side effect in few months time
So all of us have the same concerns. Where are you from?
Yeah I guess so. From the Giant of Africa i.e Nigeria. You're from?
I'm from India my friend. And you can't survive here without a jab.
Nice to meet you. Same here, having a job is great way to cushion to effect of the current poverty rate
Yeah, I too got 1st dose of covishield and will take 2nd one next month. Although i don't have doubt regarding the efficiency bcoz a large number of people already taken it. Nothing is 100% effective, but it's better to have seeing the options we have. Needless to say, it's better to get vaccinated then succumb to this deadly virus.
Ya guess you are right, not like we have an option. And the speed with which it spreads in our country, one should definitely go for it. Have you been infected by the virus yet?
Yes, my whole family last year but nothing serious. Recoverd at home isolation within a week. Anyone in your family?
Ya, all of us. I don't know of anyone now who has not caught it. All my friends and family who managed to keep safe in the 1st wave got it in the second one. We all managed to do well with home isolation itself.
Hahaha.. I understand the science behind the vaccines but still, you see, it takes years to get a vaccine approved and this one came out so quickly. I never expected this. In fact, I thought at our age we might even not get it.
I've taken it, anyways. And if I turn into an Octopus, so will all others. An octopus family living happily ever after :D
I haven't got mine yet but I'm really looking forward to it. I am confident it will help to keep me and the ones I love safer from COVID.
Good to see a healthy discussion here without 2 extreme sides bashing each other that they're stupid for having a different opinion! :-)
Got my first jab the other week, felt a little slow and tired after but that's to be expected when your body is creating it's defence. Nobody ever claimed it's 100% effective and it's not, there's even quite some variance in effectiveness between the different ones. Biggest takeaway is that it protects most from severe symptoms and by having a good percentage of the population vaccinated it helps keeping infection rates low.
Now for the reason that took my main concern away: where I'm from they actually also didn't claim it's 100% without side effects. Now that sounds like saying "hey we didn't test it and don't care if you mutate into an octopus or whatever." but the truth is no vaccine or medicine is 100% without POSSIBLE side effects.
It's the nuance that the benefit it provides as protection against covid outweighs the side effects it might have.
That’s obviously the truth and goes for any kind of medical treatment as well. Doctors always ask you to sign an agreement before any treatment which says you are aware that it could be taking your life away. But we just can’t stop taking treatments with that fear.
Taking this vaccine seemed necessary to save not only yourself but also the society from the pandemic.