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GulfCoast66

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6. If vaccinated folks don't go to the hospital or die

Reply to cannabis_flower (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 02:07 AM

Jul 2021

The vaccine is effective.

I did not get vaccinated to keep from getting Covid. Although that now looks pretty likely. I got vaccinated to keep from dying. Which is pretty much assured now.

If I was scared of dying of Covid after my jabs I would never drive again.

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Texas has seen nearly 9,000 COVID-19 deaths since February. All but 43 were unvaccinated people. [View all] totodeinhere Jul 2021 OP

learning the lesson the tough way CJW Jul 2021 #1

Welcome to DU. area51 Jul 2021 #10

Get the damn vaccine!!! Initech Jul 2021 #2

Another good thing to know would be cannabis_flower Jul 2021 #3

The vaccines were designed to prevent serious illness or death. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #4

It would still be good to know cannabis_flower Jul 2021 #8

Nobody sets to design a vaccine LisaL Jul 2021 #17

If vaccinated folks don't go to the hospital or die GulfCoast66 Jul 2021 #6

Also, would like to know which vaccines... Jack from Charlotte Jul 2021 #11

Most asymptomatic people or those with mild symptoms don't get tested IronLionZion Jul 2021 #12

Pretty difficult to know greenjar_01 Jul 2021 #14

At least we it would be cannabis_flower Jul 2021 #16

Abbott is too busy running for 2024 to try to vaccinate people LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #5

I still don't understand how these horrifying numbers don't convince people to get vaccinated Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #7

A lot of the people who won't get vaccinated believe in bizarre conspiracy theories, LisaL Jul 2021 #9

Because a lot of people are just plain stupid. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #13

The Vaccine: not 100% effective, but do you want a bonus to your survival chances or not? n/t forgotmylogin Jul 2021 #15