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Originally Posted by Darkknight
I know this is hyperbole but I currently look at my situation as essentially, I could get a heart transplant and it has slightly lower resting heart rate. Is it worth the risk of complications for what could be considered a minimal improvement?
Like I said I know its hyperbole, but it's essentially where I'm coming from.
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Totally understood. Let's change the analogy a bit though to become closer in line with the actual risks of getting the vaccine.
You could lower your heart rate slightly by going for a 20 minute walk every day.
You also have a friend that tried that, but they got hit by a car and broke their leg on one of their walks. Emotion says you shouldn't do it. Looking at the odds of benefit vs. risk, you absolutely should go for the walk every day.
We know that COVID has killed a lot more relatively healthy people than the vaccines (it's not currently conclusive if anyone in Canada has died from mRNA vaccines as far as I can tell).
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Overall, 68.8% (11/16) had similar severity; 18.8% (3/16) had worse symptoms; and 12.5% (2/16) had milder symptoms with the second episode.
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https://jim.bmj.com/content/69/6/1253
That means to some extent you're playing the lottery with a second COVID infection as a possibility. It's proven vaccines decrease the severity.
Then also think of what happens to society (business restrictions, people losing income, full hospitals, delayed cancer treatments) and assess how much you are willing to do to prevent yourself from being a vector of potential spread. It may not feel as heroic as pulling someone from a burning building, but by going to get vaccinated, your actions contribute to saving the lives and livelihoods of others.