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Commercial_Board6680 t1_j25uliw wrote

I've been vaxed 2X, boostered 2X. That's it. I know more shit's coming down the pike, but I don't care anymore. If it gets me, well then it gets me. Living like a scared rabbit ain't living.

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tschris t1_j26atmt wrote

Is it really "living like a scared rabbit" to get a shot once or twice a year? I get a yearly flu shot and it doesn't feel like living in fear.

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Commercial_Board6680 t1_j26dshs wrote

No, it's the fear of going out and enjoying life after being in semi-isolation for this duration. In other words, I'm not going to remain in isolation like I have, no matter what comes next. But I always get whatever annual vaccination is recommended as a general precaution.

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tschris t1_j26f1a8 wrote

Isn't where most people are right now? Very few people are calling for more lockdowns and closures.

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juanzy t1_j26vovm wrote

Vocal minority here though. A lot of virtue signaling and “look how alone I’ve started” Olympics.

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Commercial_Board6680 t1_j2700kw wrote

Nah. Just old and vulnerable health. Had to take severe precautions. Now I'm bored and don't give a shit if my life depends on it anymore. Ironic thing, I always said we could lose to the microbes, then covid and all its mutations came along. Thought I'd be dead by now, so I think I just might live a bit first.

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat t1_j27r84r wrote

Several co-morbidities here and I’m basically where you are. Fully vaxxed and boosted, I do the flu shot every year, I’ll still mask up on public transit, and my work shuttle (MASCO) requires you to mask up even if you don’t want to. Only so much you can do. Of course I don’t want anything to happen, but the Big Guy might have different plans. I’ll hang out at the bar, enjoy a couple cold ones and BS, and hope for the best.

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Commercial_Board6680 t1_j29flig wrote

Yeah, I still wear a mask in crowded conditions, like public transit and waiting rooms. Some of the people in my building are ancient, so I'm cautious around them. But, yeah, overall, hoping for the best.

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yahabbibi t1_j26past wrote

But you also said "that's it" after being vaxd and boostered x2. ??

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Commercial_Board6680 t1_j26z7e4 wrote

Oh, hell! I thought the topic was the XBB variant. And all the other microscopic things that can kill us.

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Justtryme90 t1_j271m4l wrote

I have been vaxxed and boostered 2x as well. I've also had covid, and thanks to the vaccines, it wasn't bad, fever for two days, and was feeling good again in 5.

If it gets you, know your body is prepared to fight it off.

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bb5199 t1_j28ndko wrote

"Thanks to the vaccine." Haaa- I hadn't heard that one in a while. For me, it wasn't that bad, fever for two days and feeling good in few days. No jabs.

Most cases of covid without vaccines are the same as you described or even fewer symptoms. Most of my vaxxed friends/family had much worse cases than my covid bouts with no vax.

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Justtryme90 t1_j28wmtj wrote

No, they aren't. With out the vaccine covid is similar to how it has always been.

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bb5199 t1_j29n13e wrote

Yes, exactly and similar to how it's always been since Apr 2020. It has been an inconvenience to healthy or non-elderly people and a bigger concern for those with multiple comorbidities and the elderly.

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CitationNeededBadly t1_j264hj8 wrote

It's not just you that your decision impacts. You are also saying "If I kill some other people, I kill them. I don't care anymore."

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Commercial_Board6680 t1_j26803r wrote

I'm fully aware of how respiratory diseases spread and, for nearly 3 years, I've taken all the proper precautions. I'm someone who gets a flu shot every year. My point being, I don't think I can last much longer not going to movie theaters, museums, and the like. If I don't get out amongst the living, what's the point in waking up? I may be an introvert, but I'm not an isolationist, so I'm ready to go out and take a chance before I go mad.

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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_j26f0q2 wrote

Go! Get out and live life before, God forbid, they shut it all down again and you have no choice. You know how to be smart. Drink a lot of water, get your annual shots, wash your hands and face, cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze. Don’t wait until you are a lyric in Alanis’ Ironic 2.0

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THKMass t1_j267e7o wrote

Okay, lets flip this argument. Those people they put at risk should be vaccinated and boosted too. Then it THEY choose to go out that's a risk they assume. It's a risk we all assume.

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