Anyone else feel ashamed of getting the Covid shots?

I'm ashamed - for the OP….

Tallaght Hospital closed to visitors due to a seven ward spread of Covid…….keep getting the jabs lads !!

No, not ashamed, just sad that I had to attend so many funerals.

It didnt do me any harm so no regrets and certainly not ashamed. I had covid a couple of times since and it wasnt a big deal. Was it because of the vaccine that it wasnt a big deal? Possibly but I somehow doubt it. We will never know and plenty seem very happy with that.

But the way it went and the way it was pushed with the threats and false promises certainly left a bad taste. As did most other 'symptoms' of the covid years. I dont care what anyone says none of it was anything to be proud of. Some sh1tshow this was and it deeply rocked my trust in government, institutions, media, supposed democracy and law and free speech and all the rest of it.

It also made me see for all our believe how cultivated and educated we are as a people when the right buttons are being pressed we will follow and shout for anything no matter how implausible and outright fvckwitted under the scrutiny of daylight.

exactly this, the only people still talking about Covid are the loopers

I was against vaccine passports because I didn't think it would convince anyone to get the vaccine. Turns out I was wrong. Nice to know they actually worked.

no..

am in the biotech space. What we saw early is what the world was like without one vaccine.

The crap I had to put up with was astonishing.. even from close friends.. and then throw in all the cancer conspiracy crap..

the whole thing also gave me an opportunity to dump a few “mates”

Am I still vaccinated or do I need a booster to stay immune? I got it whenever everyone else did. I had covid before getting vaccine though.

I know covid still out there, not that I ever think about it, but if I'm not protected now (vaccine worn off, is that how it works?) what was the point in the first place?

I don't regret doing it, just wondering was there much point? I wouldn't be vulnerable category at all

Have a closer look from now on.

Not one bit ashamed. In fact I'm delighted that my partner & I can now communicate over long distances using our embedded 5G chips and with my fluorescent grey/green head I no longer need a hi vis when out cycling.

Presume this thread was started because of the case in the news recently before the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals where in arguments the CDC's statements were used to show the vaccines were not vaccines, conferring no immunity and only (allegedly) mitigating symptoms.

That meets the traditional definition of a medical treatment, not a vaccine.

Link

Excerpts:

"Here, however, plaintiffs allege that the vaccine does not effectively prevent spread but only mitigates symptoms for the recipient and therefore is akin to a medical treatment, not a “traditional” vaccine. Taking plaintiffs’ allegations as true at this stage of litigation, plaintiffs plausibly alleged that the COVID-19 vaccine does not effectively “prevent the spread” of COVID-19."

"Plaintiffs suggest, it mitigates symptoms for someone who has gotten it and then gets COVID-19. But this makes it a medical treatment, not a vaccine. Plaintiffs’ complaint supports these assertions with data and statements from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For example, Plaintiffs claim that the CDC changed the definition of “vaccine” in September 2021, striking the word “immunity.” Thus, they argue, the CDC conceded that the COVID-19 vaccine is not a “traditional vaccine.” They also cite CDC statements that say the vaccine does not prevent transmission, and that natural immunity is superior to the vaccine. LAUSD moved for judgment on the pleadings, requesting judicial notice of the attached CDC information. This included information about the COVID-19 death count and number of cases, as well as the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. For example, the CDC says that “COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. The district court granted LAUSD’s motion."

"At this stage, we must accept Plaintiffs’ allegations that the vaccine does not prevent the spread of COVID-19 as true."

Any examples of people 'destroying lives'? What exactly are you on about?

"Barely eases Covid" isn't accurate, sorry. And I'm speaking as someone who agrees with you on the loss of faith in the system.

I work in the health service and the vaccine absolutely made a huge improvement on the vulnerable sector, older or those with comorbitities.

For the young and otherwise healthy though, I don't think it was needed for the most part.