Will you take the COVID-19 vaccine? (Dec 2020 poll)

[Josh.0]

Poll is private.

[Mersh]

As I said in the other thread, not sure why you wouldn't...unless your doctor says you shouldn't or you are a pregnant woman. I just assume this place is 99$ dudes.

[jeff1818]

Yes. All evidence (so far) points to these being safe. The more people that receive it, the more data will be available. I won't be eligible until May/June and that will provide me with 6+ months of data.

[Tomacco]

Originally Posted by Mersh As I said in the other thread, not sure why you wouldn't...unless your doctor says you shouldn't or you are a pregnant woman. I just assume this place is 99$ dudes.

Well, mario was one of the 3 NO votes and seems it was back when he figured it would be rushed based on political influence. I imagine his view has changed.
And I imagine a lot of people's minds have changed and will continue to change over the next couple months on this.

[Wildcats82]

If my PCP says I should

[Josh.0]

I just read that the mRNA technology used in the COVID-19 vaccine has been in development for 18 years. I knew it had already been in development, but I didn’t know it’d been in development for that long.

I also read that Moderna had already been developing another coronavirus vaccine going back to 2013, which may also partially explain why it ended up being developed successfully so quickly. I knew this was true of the Oxford vaccine, but I didn’t of Moderna.

It’s a myth that this was rushed at all. It seems like the framework was already in place for a new type of vaccine and then it just needed to be adjusted for COVID-19. Everything I read seems to suggest, at a high level, that the house was already being built but then at the last minute the wiring had to be changed a bit.

That’s a huge silver lining to this vaccine. It’s going to prove new vaccination technology - that allows for much faster vaccine development - as efficient. That’s a huge long-term benefit to all of humanity.

[K270]

Yes, when I become eligible, I'm getting it.

[DMBCLSTJ]

Originally Posted by Josh.0 I just read that the mRNA technology used in the COVID-19 vaccine has been in development for 18 years. I knew it had already been in development, but I didn’t know it’d been in development for that long. I also read that Moderna had already been developing another coronavirus vaccine going back to 2013, which may also partially explain why it ended up being developed successfully so quickly. I knew this was true of the Oxford vaccine, but I didn’t of Moderna. It’s a myth that this was rushed at all. It seems like the framework was already in place for a new type of vaccine and then it just needed to be adjusted for COVID-19. Everything I read seems to suggest, at a high level, that the house was already being built but then at the last minute the wiring had to be changed a bit. That’s a huge silver lining to this vaccine. It’s going to prove new vaccination technology - that allows for much faster vaccine development - as efficient. That’s a huge long-term benefit to all of humanity.

But isn't this the first actual vaccine to use the technology?

[roshea999]

As soon as I’m able to I am eager to take it.

Hopefully it’ll be widespread by March or April here? We’ll see. But I’ll be first in line once I’m able.

[Josh.0]

Originally Posted by DMBCLSTJ But isn't this the first actual vaccine to use the technology?

Yes, and I don’t know the details between how it was tested between 2013 and 2020. But it should reassure people at least a little bit more that the framework for the vaccine wasn’t developed in, like, April.

[gweeps]

Since I don't have a family doctor, I'll have to wait for whenever it's available in the pharmacies.

[Josh.0]

Just out of curiosity, why don’t you? Is it the way care models are designed in Canada or just a personal choice?

[gweeps]

Originally Posted by Josh.0 Just out of curiosity, why don’t you? Is it the way care models are designed in Canada or just a personal choice?

Lack of available family doctors where I live. Thankfully, I have doctors for what currently ails me: my eyesight. As I get older though, walk-in clinics won't cut it anymore.

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[sean52692]

Originally Posted by Mersh As I said in the other thread, not sure why you wouldn't...unless your doctor says you shouldn't or you are a pregnant woman. I just assume this place is 99$ dudes.

I'm at least a $100 dude.

[Josh.0]

[Mersh]

Originally Posted by sean52692 I'm at least a $100 dude.

Heh, undervaluing yourself really.