Only ~14% Of U.S. Adults Have Gotten Latest Covid-19 Vaccine Update
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Anonymous
I don’t test. But, I’m barely going out as I cannot risk getting sick and mask everywhere. What is the point of testing. If you have a cold, flu or Covid, anyone decent would stay home. All are highly contegious. I don’t see the point in testing except to talk to a doctor. They will not give me Covid meds based off my medical history so the only reason to test it to try to figure out what is going on. |
Anonymous
Which is a very good reason! |
Anonymous
As long as you "stay home", not testing is acceptable. However, what I've learned is "not everyone is decent" and stays home. Many feel everyone is just going to "get covid continuously and we just need to live with it". I believe that is not my choice to make for anyone else, and stay home if sick, and still mask everywhere when outside (unless dining out---which does happen 2-3 times per month). We test in our house, because we would treat a cold differently than actual Covid and would want opportunity for anti-virals if it's covid. But yes, if anyone in the house is "not feeling well", the rest are not going into the office for in person maskless meetings---they zoom into the calls instead, out of respect for every coworker and their families. |
Anonymous
Same here. I had covid back in early October. My PCP suggested I wait 3 months before getting the updated vaccine. |
Anonymous
Less than a month away. You can mask in the meantime. (FYI: only n95 is effective in protecting YOU) |
Anonymous
On the flip side, I have spoken with multiple people in the last two weeks whose employers told them that they had to go to work while sick with COVID, as well as parents of college students whose professors are ridiculously strict about absence to the point where the kids have no choice but to go to class while sick (COVID or not). I've also spoken with teachers who are at a loss on how to address student absences, given that many students are sick for extended periods and people who falsely claim sickness to cover absences for other reasons. Until there is more space to "stay home when sick" at our workplaces, schools, and other institutions, there's no point in calling people selfish for not isolating them every time they have even a mild cold. |
Anonymous
This is exactly why I go as few places indoors as I can, especially in this period between Thanksgiving and Christmas; there is so much pressure placed on people to show up for work / school / social events whether they are sick or not. |
Anonymous
My understanding from my PCP was that it is highly unlikely I would fall sick with covid again so shortly after infection. Not impossible, but highly unlikely. Lots of other viruses circulating now, though, plus strep. My younger DD's class at daycare has had 4 diagnosed cases of strep in the past 2 weeks. |
Anonymous
The people I'm calling selfish work for a company who will never require them to come into the office. Out of the 300 people in the main office in our location, there are at most 30 people in the office on any given day, most days it is 5-10 people. So if your company allows you to work from home indefinitely and actually encourages work from home, you are selfish if you want to go into the office and hold meetings in person when you are sick. Stay home, and don't return to in person activities until you test negative for covid (and feel much better if it's not covid). And if you work for someone that does not allow you to stay home when sick, then please wear a mask if sick with anything. |
Anonymous
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Local health departments in Georgia are trying to increase uptake of the new booster by giving people a $100 gift card if they get the shot.
https://coastalhealthdistrict.org/incentive/ |
Anonymous
They really should set up a randomized trial with a placebo control or the novavax to see if there is any real benefits to all theses vaccines. Pay people to be participants if necessary. You can't expect healthy people to continuously take these unproven vaccines that cause significant side effects for some forever. |
Anonymous
Historically incentives have helped. I think Krispy Kreme donuts and others offered to help. |
Anonymous
I don't test because I don't have a cold, or flue or any other symptoms. Not vaccinated, still never had Covid. |
Anonymous
Well for 2 years you were calling people who was not getting Covid vaccine an anti-vaxers. Why would we call them differently now? |
Anonymous
There's a difference between a $1 donut and a $100 gift card. The latter is some incentive. |