If your not getting vaccinated - how do you deal with other people's questions? (health issue, cancer)
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No matter what you say to anyone about anything, you are opening yourself to unsolicited advice or pressure.
If you felt you wanted to be vaccinated at some point, I'm sure there will be plenty of people drooling for the opportunity to tell you why it's a horrible idea and how many people are dead, have autism, have whatever else, are now addicted to painkillers, discovered the microchip under their skin, had a visit from the aliens with rectal probes, or had to have their bedrooms painted purple, all as the result of the evil vaccines.
And if you refuse to get the vaccine, there will be those who tell you it's your duty as a human being to get one, and how many babies are dead because their moms didn't get a vaccine, or how many weather stations are reading the wrong satellites and delivering hurricane warnings in areas that don't have any rain this time of year, all because the weather man didn't get vaccinated.
Basically - you would need to just hole up in your house and never talk to anyone again, ever, about anything, if you wish to protect yourself from people offering their opinion about anything you tell them (or they overhear you say to someone else).
The bolded is untrue. I would never have the audacity or arrogance to think I have the answer for anyone else. Most people in my family ARE getting it, and I have not said one word to dissuade them (even though I think it could possibly cause problems in the future - if it does, it's their karma and not my business).
My husband and I just discussed this today. A elderly customer asked me at work yesterday and I just said, not yet. He proceeded to detail all the side effects he and his wife had from both shots, including the unique symptom of him being so disoriented that while watching tv he took off his pants and his undershorts and then put his pants on. Lucky me that I got to hear that.
My personal opinion is that it's nobody's business (OP), or NUNYA as my grandson likes to say.
Not yet worked. If pressed, I'd add that I'm waiting to discuss it with my doctor.
I am hoping people will become more aware that they are asking for private medical information.
One of my kids works for a major corporation and she told me that they are setting up a vaccine site, but that they are also making their employees aware that they shouldn't ask others what their status is. This is smart from a liability perspective, which is exactly why they are doing it.
It's a PERSONAL DECISION and nobody's business!
I have been thinking about my response and will usually say "I'm waiting." If they push I will say "I don't disclose personal medical information to strangers" (or whatever).
I have had an associate ask me at least eight times "have you been vaccinated?" She can't seem to remember I said I am waiting.
Thank you for this very good answer. It will help me to answer my co-workers or people I know. Next time, if anyone asks me, I'll say "Usually, I don't disclose personal information to anyone." That will make them feel embarrassed, and they will shut their mouth and never ask again, I hope.
It’s definitely a personal decision because any medical procedure carries risks. My adult kids were much more convinced than me that the vaccine was safe. At my age and with having asthma I decided it was the right choice for me. I lost a good friend to the virus. I would never try to convince someone to take it.
If you aren't getting the vaccine how to you deal with people asking about it and still not give away that you may not be getting it.
The first time they ask I would either give a Lebron James type answer "that its a private family decision" or say "my doctor advised me to wait until the stage 3 FDA trials are complete".
The second time they ask I might hint at the long term side effects being unknown and that I will hold off at this time.
If they ask the third time I will tell them I prefer natural immunity and how the risk of death goes down dramatically for people with higher levels of vitamin D. I might tell them how the Chinese are fighting this with herbal remedies such as Lianhua Qingwen.
If they ask a fourth time I will tell them about the telegram channel for covid vaccine injuries and deaths. However this is not advised for people one has to work with everyday.
I will also tell them about work of Dr Geert Vanden Bossche who has said ""Not only would people lose vaccine-mediated protection but also their precious, variant-nonspecific (!), innate immunity will be gone (this is because vaccinal antibodies outcompete natural antibodies for binding to Covid-19, even when their affinity for the viral variant is relatively low)."
He states that "Immediate cancellation of all ongoing Covid-19 mass vaccination campaigns
should now become THE most acute health emergency of international concern."
I would also refer them to vaccinedeaths.com, naturalnews.com, childrenshealthdefense.org, thecovidblog.com and Mercola.com for more vaccine info. I would ask them to read Vernon Coleman's book about vaccines.
I would also refer them to the 2020 Fifth International Public Conference on Vaccination for a deeper understanding of the potential risks.
Why not ‘give it away’? You’re an adult and you’re capable of making decisions regarding your health and body. If someone asks, just say you’re not getting it. If they ask why, you don’t have to answer.
That is very nieve in this current political environment. Maybe because you are in Florida.. but I am not.
It will be assumed I am "crazy" and or a "trumper" and I am sure it will hurt my career and in the case of my neighbors hurt my popularity with them. The pro vac movement has made sure to try to hurt anyone who doesn't do what they want.
It is irrational to think I am not getting a vaccine because of Trump but, I think people who are not getting it show themselves to be independent and critical thinkers and that always makes people dislike them. In my particular area.. I truly believe I could be subjected to violence if certain people were aware. People are just hysterical.
I have a co worker who wasn't going to get it but she caved and got it due to peer pressure. Her boss -- well over 70 pushed so hard she felt she had to do it.
I fear if you say "that is a private decision" -- they will know you're not getting it. The goal is to just let them believe you are, and then, not get it.
That is very nieve in this current political environment. Maybe because you are in Florida.. but I am not.
It will be assumed I am "crazy" and or a "trumper" and I am sure it will hurt my career and in the case of my neighbors hurt my popularity with them. The pro vac movement has made sure to try to hurt anyone who doesn't do what they want.
This always makes me laugh since Trump got a vaccine and told people they should get it too. Maybe nobody knows because social media won't let anything he says be posted...lol
I actually do have an appointment set for 8 days from now but I'm still not sure I want to get it and may end up cancelling. I'd feel better waiting a few more months but even though I'm not working or going out too much I'm still feeling the pressure from the few people I still do interact with, including my daughter who already got her first dose.
I simply say that I will get the vaccine when it is no longer considered experimental and I am able to sue the manufacturer if something goes wrong. People simply give me a look and then drop the topic. Works for me!
I am not saying I am not getting vaccinated but my current plan is this.
1. As long as I am working at home, which I think will be until September, wait and see.
2. I think it is likely that this summer the virus will become tiny / die out.
3. If not, and I decide I want to get vaccinated, I will have 9 months of safety data to look at and I will also be likely able to get the shot I want, and in the location I want.
But at the moment, I am running out of things to say when people ask:
1. Did you get your vaccine yet?
2. What were your symptoms?
3. When are you going to get your vaccine?
4. Did you get the Mrna or J&J?
If you aren't getting the vaccine how to you deal with people asking about it and still not give away that you may not be getting it.
Your plan sounds reasonable to me.
As for others questions as to when/ whether or not, or details about my vaccination, I'd categorize those under the same privacy umbrella I put my general health issues, as optional to discuss or not as I see fit.
We don't owe others ( other than our loved ones, IMO) any explanations or excuses for our health care issues or decisions.
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