nothing personal, but your Doc is kind of a schmuck giving you odds like that esp then....just saying....(i dont watch greys anatomy like RADAR but have played with more dead bodies ill reckon than any other person on this site.....another story....)
IMHO, as soon as all Health care providers, teachers, First responders, Essential personnel working in public spaces, and the elderly or high-risk folks can get it, then sign me up. I'm happy to live in my bubble, wear a mask, wash my hands, and let many others go in front of me.
I'm ecstatic, overjoyed, and relieved that my wife who is a health care worker at the hospital and who has been in and out of countless covid positive rooms in full PPE working with patients this whole time gets her first shot tomorrow. The relief that she said she felt when she finally knew she would be able to get scheduled for her first shot was unimaginable.?ÿ Stay safe out there.
It will be a while before I'm offered it, but I will take the vaccine for the sake of others.?ÿ
I have used Covid as an incentive to get in better shape and to make better health decision in general.?ÿ Similar to my annoyance that I pay the same rate for health insurance as my coworker who is a 400lb alcoholic and smoker, I'm disgusted that so few Americans can be bothered with self improvement even when staring death in the face.?ÿ The same people who have done absolutely nothing to improve their immune system over the last year will be the ones screaming obscenities at anyone who doesn't follow the flock and get a shot.?ÿ
Covid-19 has highlighted how unhealthy we are in America and yet nobody in the public sphere seems to be pushing Americans to make healthier life decisions.?ÿ You don't have to turn into a spandex-wearing vegan to improve your immune system.?ÿ Just do something every day that gets your heart rate up for about 30min, drink more water than any other beverage, get some sun, and cut down on highly processed foods in your diet.?ÿ Tax incentives for the fit!?ÿ Reduced cost of health insurance for those who help themselves??ÿ
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?I'm not a doctor, but I watch?ÿGrey's Anatomy with my wife...?
Radar, that??s the best quip I??ve heard in this miserable year.!!!!
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I'd like to see the local effort step up a little.?ÿ There doesn't seem to be any one in specific charge of the delivered vaccines that I have heard.
I'm thinking it's important enough roll to out the NG and set up in grocery store parking lots.?ÿ Get 'em in and get 'em a shot!
Hell, I'd volunteer in any capacity.?ÿ If nothing else traffic control.?ÿ I've got all the equipment...a vest and traffic cones.?ÿ We need to come together on this effort.?ÿ If we all just trickle in to the local Walgreens at our leisure it will take forever and a day.?ÿ
Do it, they need all the help they can get.?ÿ I know my SWMBOAWD is the director of th State DOH where she's located and they're being run ragged with testing/vaccinating etc. If you feel you're good to volunteer, let them know. Traffic etc is a key component.?ÿ And carry a wupass axe handle for the trouble makers too! (I added that, and she poked me in the ribs and said thats not funny....)
NO Way ... No How
I cant believe they've had enough time to do the proper research.
All of my family feels same way
@jered-mcgrath-pls That unimaginable relief your wife felt is just a testament to the service all front line health care workers have been providing for the rest of us and it should be recognized and commended. Please tell your wife some random guy from the internet thinks she has been doing a very commendable thing.
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@briarcutter Out of curiosity, how much time would be needed to do the proper research?
Read a newspaper story yesterday about a woman who is now 80 who came down with polio in 1953 at age 13.?ÿ The polio vaccine was not created until 1955.?ÿ I remember quite well getting a polio shot in about 1958 or 59.?ÿ Later came sugar cubes loaded with the vaccine that made it much more pleasant for the annual procedure.
She made many comments about the current pandemic and the need for everyone possible to take the vaccine as soon as possible.?ÿ Her life was changed dramatically due to her exposure to polio.?ÿ She completely lost the use of both legs shortly after being infected.?ÿ The story went on to mention what are described as post-polio effects.?ÿ With polio there was the initial physical problems that have followed them through life but for some polio victims as they age they develop a wide variety of other problems decades later.?ÿ I know such a victim who lived a nearly normal life having only been affected by not being able to turn her head from side to side to the same extent as almost everyone else.?ÿ It was not noticeable.?ÿ Now, at age 65, she lives with her sister's family as she has lost the ability to do a wide range of things she could do normally over the decades.
We have no idea what those post-COVID effects may be.
@lurker?ÿ Well not being a doctor or researcher ... Take a look at the commercials on tv from class-action lawyers wanting to sue Big Pharmacy for drugs that were issued/approved by FDA.?ÿ It makes me wonder if these drugs were "rushed" into distribution ??ÿ ?ÿ Then you have the advertisements for "new" drugs that will improve your life ... BUT, they spend most of the commercial time talking about the known side effects.
Call me a skeptic, but I limit my drug intake to BC Powders?ÿ ?ÿ
What's wrong with a doc that gives you the truth (at least, as he knows it)?
...nobody in the public sphere seems to be pushing Americans to make healthier life decisions.
I don't necessarily agree with this part of your statement.?ÿ
I have health insurance through United HealthCare and they regularly send me offers to partake in "free" (although nothing is really "free" with health care or insurance companies) weight loss and exercise programs that they offer.?ÿ I generally see other insurance firms offering the same.?ÿ
Is this a Colorado thing only??ÿ I will admit to being ignorant to that answer.
SWMBOAWD
What does this acronym mean?
I am such a Boomer....
