Anyone else feel ashamed of getting the Covid shots?

Depends what you mean by effects?

Vaccination triggers an immune response that wanes over time but can last for decades in your long term B memory cells. They sortof remember the blueprint fo fight off a virus if encountered again but can take few days to kick in... depending on how healthy your immune system is and how closely the virus matches what it saw before.

Actual antibodies which block immediate infection are short lived and would be gone months after vaccination or infection.

If you think in the climate of 2020 and 2021, North and South Dakota are 'closest in climate' to Ireland, I've a bridge to sell you. Likewise geography.

As for demographics, well North Dakota, population under 1 million: 10 people per sq. mile. Ireland: 71

South Dakota: 10.7, population under 1 million.

And, if you're making a point, you show the data. You're not engaging in good faith.

It was said that the spike protein persisted in the body for about one year post vaccination. Also, protection from the vaccine was said to wane quite quickly, significantly after a few months.

Since Omicron, wave after wave of covid has ran through the population so there is a good chance that this has effectively topped up people's immunity since the vaccinations.

Fair game... what are you rambling about?

I had posted nothing until you started on me, name calling , out of the blue .

Just BS.

You were proven to be nothing but a wum and here you are again ;) you certainly are a good arbiter for ignorance and ill informed posting ..And not because you ever post anything worth reading !

I am enjoying my life , again thanks to the vaccines .. and the sun ..you should too .

All you can do is delete the quotation but it won't let you delete your entry completely without posting a few dots eg …

Probably caused by Covid vaccines ;)

Thats a buzzword full house. Congrats.

The vaccines are long out of people's systems (within a couple of days of the injection). The immunity "memory" will still be there to various degrees depending on variant and the person and when last exposed or vaccinated (antibody counts will be low after 6 months as the human immune system doesn't keep coronavirus antibodies around for very long).

Dohnjoe didn't explain it, he excused them.

I accused you of lies. Only you. You have form. You said Omnicron would have the same impact as Delta. That is a lie. A Deliberate lie. Not only was Omnicron mild, the population had a lot more natural immunity, a normal occurrence with viral infections.

The impact of exaggerating hospitalizations is unknown. Did Nphet use those figures to justify imposing further restrictions? If they did, did Nphet know those figures were inaccurate, did Nphet know they were not the actual hospitalization figures? If so, how is it Nphet knew the numbers were misleading and let the media report them anyway? Did media outlets know the figures were misleading? If so, why did they report them, did anyone in a single media outlet not ask that very simple question?

Now, answer those questions, and feel free to answer in your usual smug condescending manner!! Asking pertinent questions does not make a person a conspiracy theorist….you get very prickly when you are confronted with your lies and obfuscation.

The CT is strong in you. Argue the facts -leave the bullshit in your head.

I explained that case. His lungs were blocked by ARDS due to Covid, which doctors concluded caused disorientation and his fall. We did see net excess deaths in 2020 and 2021, and this was despite other deaths from other sources decreasing due to pandemic measures.

Most countries experienced a net excess. And most countries adhered to WHO guidelines (including us) on determining deaths as a result of Covid.

I've not seen an answer to the question of what defines an anti-vaxxer as yet.

I'm extremely pro vaccines that have been well tested over a few years, and address diseases that are fatal or extremely damaging for the vaccine recipients (eg diphtheria, polio) . A lot more cautious about vaccines that are hurriedly introduced, especially if they used new technology. Even so, I see a place for them in a pandemic so long as people make an informed choice and aren't co-erced. I choose not to share medical information with randoms, so was happy to not go into gyms, pubs, cafes, etc when vaccine passes were required. And I don't believe we'd be told the truth if there were/are any issues with the Covid vaccine, because of the public-health impacts if there's increased hesitance about other vaccines.

Am I an anti-vaxxer?

Yes.

This is anti vax conspiracy theory territory without foundation.

"And I don't believe we'd be told the truth if there were/are any issues with the Covid vaccine, because of the public-health impacts if there's increased hesitance about other vaccines."

This is demonstrably false, refuted by the actions of health authorities in monitoring vaccine issues and adjusting what vaccines recommended eg AZ, Moderna for certain cohorts.

Also people in Ireland were not coerced into getting vaccinated. If you are implying they were coerced and information deliberately withheld from them, that is another anti vax dog whistle. There was more information available to be informed about covid vaccines than any other vaccines in history.

Sharing your vaccination status to access high risk situations was not coercion. Nor was it sharing any specific medical information with randomers. Given that vast majority of adults were vaccinated. Anymore than sharing your DOB to buy alcohol or access a service is. Have you ever shared you DOB or address with a randomer to go to a pub or gym?

So can you spell out what the concern is? Because again it just seems to be anti vax dog whistling without foundation.

Do you agree with measles vaccinations? Do you agree with the regulations in various jurisdictions that mean unvaccinated children cannot attend public schools? Those regs are not just to incentivise uptake to protect the children themselves but also those they come into contact with.