Poll: Will you willingly get a Covid vaccine in the next year or so?

[Chip Scab1]

Most normies even have a 'probably didn't really need it, hey' approach to the vaccine.

It killed old and fat people.

Most people were apprehensive but decent and did it to just get on with life and would rather an experimental drug than prolonged lockdowns.

This forum has people who despise massive corporations but somehow Pfizer are exempt to that and they're like, totally not like Shell or Apple or Elon Musk?

It was and will be seen as performative nonsense to be seen as great civilians.

Some of the biggest vaccine proponents are people who wouldn't keep a door open for others, think office small talk is like working in a North East English coal mine in the 1880s, and are generally shithouse nasty humans.

To this day people don't know if vaccines stop you giving it to others, if it stops you from getting it, or stops the severity.

I had two of the ****ers and don't even know if I had covid. I had a nasty morning in London where I was sleeping on the floor but by that night I was out eating a pub meal and forcing a pint down and the next day I was fine. the night before I'd been to Hyde Park for a massive gig and drank a bunch of Aperols and Newcys so I'm pretty sure I was just hungover. I haven't had it since and I also haven't had a vaccine since about November 2021. I rarely get flus and I'm not a sickly person, except on those Mondays when I don't want to go to work, but I feel like the vaccine was like... redundant?

I had it because I needed it in order to leave the country during COVID which was a wonderful time to travel. Being on a 767 to SFO with a grand total of 7 other passengers was a thing of beauty. Also went to LAX 9-10 times when 20-30 passengers were onboard. I miss it, to be honest. Bags were always there, was easy to navigate customs and no queues (in Australia).

 

[RCAB]

I had it because I needed it in order to leave the country during COVID which was a wonderful time to travel. Being on a 767 to SFO with a grand total of 7 other passengers was a thing of beauty. Also went to LAX 9-10 times when 20-30 passengers were onboard. I miss it, to be honest. Bags were always there, was easy to navigate customs and no queues (in Australia).

Same.

I travelled during Covid around the world too. Empty Hiltons and Sofitels, with presidential suites for half a standard room price. No crowds and airports with less people than Flinders St station at 3am.

 

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How did you guys go with navigating getting in and out of Australia? seems like it was mostly government propaganda and it wasn't really that hard to legally stop a citizen entering the country. a lot of those 'Aussies stuck abroad!' pages were nuts, people on there complaining there wasn't a flight on the two days they wanted to leave with zero flexibility...

 

[Chip Scab1]

Same.

I travelled during Covid around the world too. Empty Hiltons and Sofitels, with presidential suites for half a standard room price. No crowds and airports with less people than Flinders St station at 3am.

I went to Colombia 14x so was busy over there... masks inside were enforced. Apart from that, BAU.

How did you guys go with navigating getting in and out of Australia? seems like it was mostly government propaganda and it wasn't really that hard to legally stop a citizen entering the country. a lot of those 'Aussies stuck abroad!' pages were nuts, people on there complaining there wasn't a flight on the two days they wanted to leave with zero flexibility...

You needed a decent reason (and permission from Gov) from memory. I had a partner and Daughter in Colombia, which meant no issue. Just had to keep working (5pm-1am Col Time) to keep the dream alive. No restrictions once out, went to Argy for a bit of Football and many other times to USA for a bit of golf and skiing, not much else. Not sure about situation around bars/clubs but Colombia, as per, was a Free for All.

 

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More unhinged.

Why are people so anti-science?

Do you realise most of what you do and use today is due scientific and technological advancements? You wouldn't be here otherwise.

Because it's not that simple and the creators and distributors are multi billion dollar companies.

So many science / vaccine lovers hate massive businesses but for some reason listed companies like Pfizer are totally not all about making money.

 

[Gralin]

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Because it's not that simple and the creators and distributors are multi billion dollar companies.

So many science / vaccine lovers hate massive businesses but for some reason listed companies like Pfizer are totally not all about making money.

What has corporate greed got to do with being pro vaccine?

 

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What has corporate greed got to do with being pro vaccine?'

Because massive companies will do anything to keep making money and the vaccine was essentially a blank cheque from every western country.

 

[Gralin]

Because massive companies will do anything to keep making money and the vaccine was essentially a blank cheque from every western country.

Again what has that got to do with being pro vaccine?

You either think vaccines in general are a good thing that work or you don't.

I'd say historically overall vaccines are a good thing.

Some are better than others but the principle of vaccination is a good one.

It being for profit is a symptom of capitalism

 

[Mofra]

Again what has that got to do with being pro vaccine?

You either think vaccines in general are a good thing that work or you don't.

I'd say historically overall vaccines are a good thing.

Some are better than others but the principle of vaccination is a good one.

It being for profit is a symptom of capitalism

Vaccines reduce medical spending by an enormous amount, by reducing hospitalisations.

Anti-vaxxers are really really bad at maths.