How worried are you about catching Covid?

yourdeadwright · 15-11-2021 1:49pm

I'm young healthy, Vaccinated and worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118168630#Comment_118168630

Very true but imagine passing it on to a parent or grand parent that it does kill, I think that would be worse than getting sick your self,

15-11-2021 1:51pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

^ True - but in fairness the OP was very clear that that was not the question being asked. So I think a lot of us - myself included - formulated our answer in that light. Otherwise many of us would have answered the OPs post very differently.

15-11-2021 2:14pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

I'm more interested in who views themselves as young or old 😁

I'm 39 so voted in the 'young healthy fully vaccinated not worried' category.

Prior to the vaccines I was very concerned for the people close to me. There was and is only so much I can do however.

My dad continued as normal a life as was possible and regularly saw people. He doesn't quite grasp what Covid is other than 'that auld virus that's doing the rounds'. I stopped worrying about him catching it because I knew that I'd be more worried if he stayed inside all of the time.

The lockdowns took enough from him and has definitely set him back physically and cognitively.

I remained in a conflicted and often contradictory state. I was nervous of getting Covid because of how sick I can get with flu and the like. So thought I could end up in hospital. At the same time I didn't want my life to be curtailed in any way.

Now I am not in the least bit bothered. Dad has both vaccines and his booster. Everyone else in my life has theirs and I have mine. Not a silver bullet but I trust them enough to prevent hospitalisation. It's a miracle that I have escaped Covid. I'm out and about all of the time. Crowds don't bother me, no masks don't bother me, I'll even shake your hand if you offer it.

My relaxed nature with it all doesn't mean I don't believe I wouldn't be sick. I think I would be. I just feel that it would be close to the flu and sure I'd be able for that.

My real fear, the thing that creates anxiety, is what we have become as a society and where we are going.

Marty Bird · 15-11-2021 2:29pm

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They are covered by the marvellous vaccines.

15-11-2021 2:37pm

I'm older/in at risk group and vaccinated and worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118169382#Comment_118169382

Gotcha. "I'm alright Jack... "

Maybe Austria has a point, after all.

Marty Bird · 15-11-2021 2:44pm

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The vulnerable in society are covered, if they are worried about the virus they need to risk assess everything they do.

This is case if we had 100% of the population nothing will change that.

statto25 · 15-11-2021 3:08pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

I'm mid 30's fit and healthy and waiting on the results of a PCR test. Didnt feel hectic on Saturday and had a near 40 temp and aches and pains so took an antigen which was positive. Today I feel tired but apart from a slight cough I'm doing OK. I actually took 2 antigens to be sure and both were positive but I still doubt if I actually have it. One thing ill say is my immune system is no where near what it was after being at home for so long without contact with the wider public. The kids going back to school has meant I've not felt hectic for a few months now despite eating well and exercising. Im also a veggie and have little dairy which I think helps with colds for myself anyway.

Update: Positive confirmed

15-11-2021 3:32pm

I'm older/in at risk group and vaccinated and worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118169476#Comment_118169476

Maybe you should wear a badge that says "unvaccinated" so the vulnerable can be doubly sure they can take extra precautions to avoid coming into contact with you. Thanks for your concern.

notAMember · 15-11-2021 3:34pm

I'm young healthy, Vaccinated and worried

I'm not worried for myself, as I suspect I already had covid before the testing was available, am under 50, no underlying conditions, healthy BMI, and double jabbed etc.

I am concerned for my family. My spouse has hypertension which is a risk factor, my children are too young to get jabbed, my parents are smokers, a bit overweight, and one is recovering from surgery. And we lost some extended family members to covid this year.

I'm also concerned about the restrictions themselves and the effect it has had, and continues to have on normal life. Masks interfere with social connections. Workplaces are very unpleasant. Schools are weird, friendships for children are tricky and unnatural under these conditions. Travel is restricted. Hospitals are a no-go area in general, and the impact on treatment for other conditions are affected. Bereavement under these conditions is one of the worst things I've ever experienced.

I wish the unvaccinated would just take themselves out of that pool so we can get past the restrictions.

Strumms · 15-11-2021 3:38pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118169107#Comment_118169107

Call a halt to reporting, monitoring and testing ? Or in other words, bury our heads in the sand and pretend it’s all ok.. great..because pretending all is good really when it isn’t has turned out well before right ! Ahem.

who gets to tell the news media to stop reporting ? The government ? Because if that craic starts we genuinely DO have more to be worried about than covid.

Fandymo · 15-11-2021 3:39pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

Not worried in the slightest. Housemate had it, had dinner with her a few evenings. I've absolutely no worries about it. Been in packed pubs since they opened, no masks etc have no fear of it. Will not be getting a booster.

Marty Bird · 15-11-2021 3:54pm

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I would no problem, I’ll make it myself don’t want our government wasting hundreds of thousands on more virtue signalling bull.

KurtBarlow · 15-11-2021 3:58pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

whats the cut off age group between young and old?

hollypink · 15-11-2021 4:02pm

I'm young healthy, Vaccinated and worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118169051#Comment_118169051

Oops I picked the 'worried' option instead of 'not worried' by mistake 🤦‍♂️ I don't see a way to change it.

15-11-2021 4:02pm

I'm older/in at risk group and vaccinated and worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118170004#Comment_118170004

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Marty Bird · 15-11-2021 4:19pm

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I’ll make mine with the simple slogan “My Body My Choice” that has a lovely ring too it.

15-11-2021 4:30pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118170057#Comment_118170057

The question asked in the poll wasn't 'are we concerned about others'.

You are concerned about you and those you care about. That's fine and understandable. Just let other people be. Their choices are theirs.

Multipass · 15-11-2021 4:31pm

I'm older/in at group and vaccinated and not worried

Ok after reading this thread I want to change my vote.

I don’t see why I should count as old, when other people my age have come out here as young 😂

So I’m young now, and still not worried.

15-11-2021 4:42pm

I'm older/in at risk group and vaccinated and worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118170216#Comment_118170216

Sorry, but no. No free passes given here.

Not when their "choice" to be unvaccinated is what is contributing to prolonging this for everyone.

For the last 20 months I've been listening to "let those who are at higher risk isolate themselves."

Well, now maybe the tide is turning, as other countries are starting to realise that it is those who are unwilling to do their part, are the ones who should be made to isolate.

Lets see how they like it.

CalamariFritti · 15-11-2021 4:56pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

I'm relatively young (middle-aged, but in terms of covid) and healthy and vaccinated. Could well be in the booster recommended group, I dont know.

Either way I was never worried for myself. Not before the vaccine and certainly not after it. More worried where this is taking us as a society tbh.

15-11-2021 5:07pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118170281#Comment_118170281

I was starting to become annoyed at others for how they choose to live their lives during the pandemic. It's horrible though..even when you feel their actions do have a negative impact on you. All that frustration and the only ones we are tormenting are ourselves.

partyguinness · 15-11-2021 5:13pm

I am in England more and more people I know have it. It's not even worthy of conversation anymore. I've been abroad 4 times this year and at sporting venures- I have no idea how I've not caught it yet. Even member sof staff in our small office have had it (if I've had it then no symptoms). I'm double jabbed with no conditions and not had a sick day off on 11 years. Had a comprehenseive blood test & body analysis recently (just a MOT paid for privately). Metabolic rate is 16 years younger than my real age. Tip top condition...famous last words...!

Rather worringly, I spoke to a guy Friday and he is suffering badly with Covid at home and his wife is in hospital- both double jabbed. My sister in law and her entire family have it presently.

15-11-2021 5:13pm

Looking at some of the posts on here, it strikes me as being a sad state of affairs when the propaganda campaign is far more effective than the vaccines... Berating other posters for exercising bodily autonomy 😒 Couldn't have been planned any better :

Some bloke in 2020 - "Let's fool everyone into thinking getting jabbed will keep them safe.. Wait for it - then let's tell them how inefficacious it is; all the while ramping up the fear by equivocating and flat out lying about the casualty rate from the virus itself, so as to make pariahs out of those folks who never bought into the bs from day 1"

Some bloke's committee - " 😁 hahahahaha, wtf have you been smoking?!!"

Sb in 2021 - "Who's laughing now?!"

Sb's committee - "😲 ur God!!!!!"

15-11-2021 5:18pm

Don't fancy it - have a relative who is young enough and was fairly fit etc - has been wrecked with long covid since May last year and it has only gotten worse

Username here · 15-11-2021 6:22pm

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Nobody who is perfectly healthy dies from an illness; once you've developed an illness, you are no longer perfectly healthy.

15-11-2021 6:26pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118170830#Comment_118170830

You can be perfectly healthy right up to when you develop an illness. There are people who have decades of good health until they are faced with a challenging or life threatening diagnosis.

Tell me how · 15-11-2021 6:31pm

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Your post would make some sense if there weren't mountains of evidence on the use and benefits of vaccines. FFS, even the impact rates of those vaccinated versus those who haven't been shows irrefutable proof of the merit of this vaccine. The bodily autonomy argument took a hit with the smoking in the workplace ban don't you think?

You live in an integrated society, you have accept that not all decisions can be made solely with yourself in mind.

15-11-2021 7:22pm

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That's the thing. We do have more to worry about than covid. Climate change for a start is and should be a far bigger worry but let that not get in the way of perpetual reporting/ obsession with covid. Also the health service in Ireland was a disgrace before covid and it's even worse now as it's been so sidetracked with it and causing major delays in all sorts of treatments.

There seems to be a definite divide in those who want to move on and those who don't. That's what concerns me more than covid. It's the way it's turned people against each other so badly. There's plenty of self righteous people ready to lambast another for not being affected by covid in the same way as them.

I've seen you giving out plenty about every Tom, Dick and Harry not living up to your standard of how cautious you think everyone should be and I would find it annoying but I wouldn't quote you and argue with you or try and get you to change your mind as everyone has been affected differently by covid and I can understand why you are the way you are about it but I'm not like that at all.

While each side might find the other frustrating, I think it's important to be more understanding and accepting of everyone being different about it. That will help everybody in the long term. Being divisive about it or looking down your nose at people isn't helping anyone.

freshpopcorn · 15-11-2021 7:24pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118170033#Comment_118170033

As I said I was limited in my options.

I'll let you decide what category you belong to.

manutd2007 · 15-11-2021 7:40pm

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some attitude madam

oookkkaaayyy · 15-11-2021 7:49pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118169824#Comment_118169824

Hitler would be proud.

JP Liz V1 · 15-11-2021 7:55pm

I'm older/in at risk group and vaccinated and worried

Yes worried even though had it and vaxxed

Username here · 15-11-2021 11:00pm

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Agreed - people are healthy until they develop an illness. Once ill, they are no longer perfectly healthy; therefore my point stands, that people who are perfectly healthy do not die from illnesses. Ill people, i.e. people who are not perfectly healthy, die from illnesses.

.42. · 15-11-2021 11:20pm

I'm older/in at group and vaccinated and not worried

Hold on a sec.

im voted I’m older…….I’m 42

Am I doing it right?

billyhead · 16-11-2021 12:03am

I had it in March 2020 and got COVID Toes which affected the hands only. No other symptoms so I'm not worried about getting it again. I just don't want to pass it on unexpectedly.

Bishop of hope · 16-11-2021 12:36pm

I'm older/in at group and vaccinated and not worried

As I see it, I don't want to get it, at 59 I'm healthy enough, had both my vaccines and will take a, booster if I get offered it.

I'm not overly worried about it, but still feel I should and will continue to try to avoid it by all means possible including vaccination.

fun loving criminal · 16-11-2021 2:07pm

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Any wonder covid is spreading. There must be alot of people with symptoms and negative test thinking it's a cold or flu and that was ok to spread around before covid.

SNA told to come into work. Is the workplace aware that any symptoms with a negative test and they should continue to isolate. It's on the HSE website. It's better to have one out with symptoms than making the whole workforce sick and very little is being done or said about symptoms and negative tests.

Strumms · 16-11-2021 3:18pm

I'm young healthy and vaccinated and not worried

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118171102#Comment_118171102

:) not just MY standards, not living up to the standards as set and defined by health experts which have been proven to be effective in keeping people well, healthy, alive and easing the pressure on the health services...

ill never be accepting of anybody not being a team player during this in what essentially is the greatest and prolonged challenge the country and its citizens have faced.

How worried are you about catching Covid?

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