@devilboy I will try a different tack. You have dug in to your position but I am aware of a number of people who suffer from lingering effects post covid. You know people you believe suffer from post vaccine effects. Never in the history of mankind has there been a larger clinical trial if you want to think of it that way. Take the shot or don't, it's your decision.
(I'm about to insert some sarcastic humor)
Have you considered taking the vaccine but not tell anyone? That way no one would feel you abandoned them and the cause. Imagine if you didn't get sick, you didn't assist mutation (which takes place in a host) and you would be assisting the effort to achieve real herd immunity. You might feel so good that you could join the effort to suppress the vote or deny climate change?
Seriously, I care about you because you have some bad data. I lost my mother before there was a vaccine. She was in every high risk category but that doesn't mean another dinner together wouldn't have been nice. All of the reasons you have stated as logical for not taking the vaccine could be said for almost any medicine you have ever taken before without questioning the trial. Anyone who had a serious Covid case would have gladly traded taking the vaccine (other than a couple on here who have gone all in politically). Once again, whether you do or don't isn't that big of a deal to me but retrace your last week and I am 100% certain you have put something in your body each day which wouldn't clear the hurdle you have tried to apply to the vaccine. It's your life, or Peter's life or the life of your loved ones.
(I'm about to insert some sarcastic humor)
Have you considered taking the vaccine but not tell anyone? That way no one would feel you abandoned them and the cause. Imagine if you didn't get sick, you didn't assist mutation (which takes place in a host) and you would be assisting the effort to achieve real herd immunity. You might feel so good that you could join the effort to suppress the vote or deny climate change?
Seriously, I care about you because you have some bad data. I lost my mother before there was a vaccine. She was in every high risk category but that doesn't mean another dinner together wouldn't have been nice. All of the reasons you have stated as logical for not taking the vaccine could be said for almost any medicine you have ever taken before without questioning the trial. Anyone who had a serious Covid case would have gladly traded taking the vaccine (other than a couple on here who have gone all in politically). Once again, whether you do or don't isn't that big of a deal to me but retrace your last week and I am 100% certain you have put something in your body each day which wouldn't clear the hurdle you have tried to apply to the vaccine. It's your life, or Peter's life or the life of your loved ones.