Vaccination free for-all

[james.hendrickson]

In the link I provided upthread--they said that the deal was retroactive for folks who qualified who already got their shots:

"The initiative will apply retroactively to people in this age group who have already gotten their shots. It is funded with money from the CARES Act, with Justice adding that officials have "vetted this in every way that we possibly can."

This is a total no brainer. Lets reward good behavior and increase buy in to system as well.

[Like2Plan]

Ha-ha good one James. I already got my 2 shots but I would get another round for this good deal.

In the link I provided upthread--they said that the deal was retroactive for folks who qualified who already got their shots:

"The initiative will apply retroactively to people in this age group who have already gotten their shots. It is funded with money from the CARES Act, with Justice adding that officials have "vetted this in every way that we possibly can."

[QuarterMillionMan]

Ha-ha good one James. I already got my 2 shots but I would get another round for this good deal.

[rennigade]

I think incentivizing people is a great idea. Endless studies on behavior have proven that incentives work. If that's what it takes to boost the vaccination rate, I'm all in favor.


It matters a lot. Vaccinated people can still catch and transmit COVID to others. We're only at 32% fully vaccinated in the US. It's a good start but it's far from where we need to be if we want to be able to get back to normal, stop wearing masks, etc. We had over 1,000 new cases here in NJ yesterday. India is seeing over 400,000 new cases a day. COVID is not anywhere near under control.

And I have yet to hear any mention of people getting healthier by eating better and exercising. You're an MD...why do you think that no one will touch this subject with a 10' pole...the importance of being healthy. Are people now that offended by fat shaming? Almost 3 million people die each year from obesity, something that for the majority of those folks could be completely prevented by choosing what they eat.

My wife was able to get her show around 2 weeks ago. She was sick in the stomach for around a week. Her mom was also sick about a month prior to that, for approx one week. They're both on the up and up now. It was the pfizer one. She did say how organized it was at the hospital she went to.

[james.hendrickson]

This should be rolled out nationwide.

[disneysteve]

I think incentivizing people is a great idea. Endless studies on behavior have proven that incentives work. If that's what it takes to boost the vaccination rate, I'm all in favor.

Now that those that wanted to get vaccinated got it, and those that don't want it put if off for whatever reason, does it really matter at this point? Vaccinated people are protected, unvaccinated are at risk to contract COVID, who cares at this point?

It matters a lot. Vaccinated people can still catch and transmit COVID to others. We're only at 32% fully vaccinated in the US. It's a good start but it's far from where we need to be if we want to be able to get back to normal, stop wearing masks, etc. We had over 1,000 new cases here in NJ yesterday. India is seeing over 400,000 new cases a day. COVID is not anywhere near under control.

[QuarterMillionMan]

[QuarterMillionMan]

Now that those that wanted to get vaccinated got it, and those that don't want it put if off for whatever reason, does it really matter at this point? Vaccinated people are protected, unvaccinated are at risk to contract COVID, who cares at this point?

And do we need to pay people to get it, golly.

[ua_guy]

We got our 2nd Moderna shots last Sunday. Totally honest, I spent Sunday night and all day Monday feeling like garbage. Achy, feverish, under-the-weather. By Tuesday morning any symptoms were gone.

True to what everyone told us during our first appointment at the mass-vaccination site, just show up with your card to get your 2nd shot. It was that easy. DH through the driver's window and me through the passenger window. I don't usually take shots in my right arm, but, actually, I think I prefer it! I usually have injection site soreness, but, I am right-handed, and I think the extra movement on that arm and shoulder helps the pain subside more quickly.

Same as what the media is reporting - older people are really taking the vaccination seriously. I'm continuously working on friends in my age group, 35-45 ish, go get your shots now. There are excess inventories of vaccine and enough people have been through the scheduling process for most of the initial kinks to be worked. If you are willing, the time is now!! Do it!

[Like2Plan]

West Virginia Will Pay Young People $100 To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/04/27/991173625/west-virginia-will-pay-young-people-100-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-19

[ua_guy]

Forget covid then, you better park your car and never drive again. There are countless things that people do that can affect your life. You cant always live your life in fear and you cant dictate how other people should live their lives. Again, thats why we have freedom. We live in a free country. We should all be thankful for that, apparently not.

This is getting heated. Like DS said, no ones minds are going to be changed so whats the point. Ill ride the pine on this topic now.

Rennigade, I do understand your perspective and was once there myself in a similar regard, at least based on the views you've expressed this far. It's a long story how my mind changed on these issues, but they did, and no, some guy on a message board didn't convince me. I get it. Just as you are free to express your opposition, the rest of us are free to question and spread what we know and live about this stuff. None of it has to do with being anti-freedom or living in fear-- quite the opposite, actually. Let's kick this thing for you, me, the vulnerable, and lets go live our best lives.

[rennigade]

I've never heard that term. It's meaning was apparent but I looked it up anyway. It's a sports reference for a player having to sit on the bench (the 'pine') during the game. The more you know....

Yeah we used that term in baseball. Not sure if thats used in other sports though. Probably.

[disneysteve]

Ill ride the pine on this topic now.

I've never heard that term. It's meaning was apparent but I looked it up anyway. It's a sports reference for a player having to sit on the bench (the 'pine') during the game. The more you know....

[rennigade]

I don't care what people do in their own lives so long as it doesn't affect me or others and the assumption that me or anyone else isn't out living life is incorrect. Just like Like2Plan said, unvaccinated people allow the disease to spread easily and they provide hosts so the virus can thrive, mutate, and render the vaccine (and antibodies in those who have already had the disease) ineffective.

Forget covid then, you better park your car and never drive again. There are countless things that people do that can affect your life. You cant always live your life in fear and you cant dictate how other people should live their lives. Again, thats why we have freedom. We live in a free country. We should all be thankful for that, apparently not.

This is getting heated. Like DS said, no ones minds are going to be changed so whats the point. Ill ride the pine on this topic now.

[disneysteve]

I don't care what people do in their own lives so long as it doesn't affect me or others

Exactly. What folks who refuse vaccination or refuse to wear a mask don't seem to grasp is that their actions DO affect everyone around them.

I'm going to take any reasonable precautions I can take. I don't even want a mild case of COVID because it still means losing 10 days of work for me, 14 days for my daughter, and 14 days of quarantine for my wife. No thanks.