Are you going to take the vaccine?

[Bakir]

18 hours ago, Gaius I. Caesar said:

At this point in time, Bakir, this isn't even an ethical issue anymore, this is a moral issue now; Being against vaccinations is not only unethical, it is immoral. It is immoral to play around with people's lives by casting doubt about COVID-19, vaccines, curfews or mandatory masking. Why? Because lying is immoral and a sin

Absolutely. I honestly dislike debating people a lot about this topic when they complain about mandatory masks, restrictiond and vaccines, but the fact is that remaining silent leaves the door open for further misleading discourses that may end up even discouraging people from taking a vaccine that will most likely save their lives if they belong to a vulnerable group.

My father died recently of covid and my mother is doubtful about the AZ vaccine due to the alarmism regarding the potentially lethal secondary effects (even though the % in which these effects take place are minimal). She can't be safe forever, the virus is definitely out of control and mutating. We can just rely on effective vaccines so far...

[Gaius I. Caesar]

5 hours ago, Bakir said:

My father died recently of covid and my mother is doubtful about the AZ vaccine due to the alarmism regarding the potentially lethal secondary effects (even though the % in which these effects take place are minimal). She can't be safe forever, the virus is definitely out of control and mutating. We can just rely on effective vaccines so far...

My condolences, as long as she has you and gets the AZ vaccine, Bakir, she will definitely stay safe. The alarmism surrounding vaccinations is irrational and reactionary, this is a moment in history being skeptical does more harm than good: People are constantly bombarded with information on the Internet, with no way of being able to discern reliable reports versus sensationalist reports.  Nobody is going to actively research every paper on vaccinology on the Internet, they don't have the necessary skills to effectively research papers.

"But I know and remember everything I read", there is more to research than pulling simply reading or copying and pasting a link and calling it a day, again, anti-vaxxers are by default, egoistical and with an inflated sense of self-worth. Blinded by their arrogance, I don't quite understand where such thoughts are born in the human mind and psyche.

[Sirius_Bright]

Apt.

[Veritas4all]

I have already taken the vaccine - I wan't going to do so but then my brother caught COVID and nearly died - so I decided to take it. I know many who will not - but I did - trusting God that in HIs wisdom He allowed the vaccines to be developed for the good of people created in His image - for He gives us all good things to enjoy, including things like vaccines. 

[Guest ok!!!]

On 1/29/2021 at 8:48 AM, Guest GuestTester said:

Hell no 

If you are a male, would you rather not get the vaccine and run the risk to get covid-19 infection and be hospitalized and almost die, then recover and find out 6 months later you have erectile dysfunction? See The World Journal of Men's Health:

https://wjmh.org/DOIx.php?id=10.5534/wjmh.210055

[Hameedeh]

8 hours ago, Guest ok!!! said:

If you are a male, would you rather not get the vaccine and run the risk to get covid-19 infection and be hospitalized and almost die, then recover and find out 6 months later you have erectile dysfunction? See The World Journal of Men's Health:

https://wjmh.org/DOIx.php?id=10.5534/wjmh.210055

Getting vaccinated is the best way to avoid developing COVID-19 and the potential for long-term side effects, including heart disease, diabetes, and kidney complications. 

[Diaz]

According to bbc, this is a list of some countries ordering COVID vaccine, I still don’t know why uk, Canada, Australia and USA ordered this much of the vaccine. 

[Hameedeh]

3 hours ago, Diaz said:

According to bbc, this is a list of some countries ordering COVID vaccine, I still don’t know why uk, Canada, Australia and USA ordered this much of the vaccine. 

From what I have heard, vaccines have an expiration date. When some lots expire, new ones need to be ordered and delivered. 

[Guest]

Pakistan's energy crisis solved!!!! 

COVID vaccine with hidden secret microchip lights up bulbs.

I have taken the first dose, after the second dose hopefully we will be able to keep our air conditioner running 24x7 without worrying about bills  

[Diaz]

It’s been 3 weeks and till now I am waiting for my turn, how many days/week did u guys wait for the first dose?

[Guest]

46 minutes ago, Diaz said:

It’s been 3 weeks and till now I am waiting for my turn, how many days/week did u guys wait for the first dose?

Lol, my first dose waited five months for me :p They started vaccinating frontline workers at the very beginning but I kept postponing it from December until May. 

[Sirius_Bright]

1 hour ago, Diaz said:

It’s been 3 weeks and till now I am waiting for my turn, how many days/week did u guys wait for the first dose?

I waited 25 days after 18-44 slot opened. 

[Abu Hadi]

On 3/17/2021 at 6:27 AM, Al-Hussayni said:

Why is the vaccine the only way out? We have an immune system to fight off various diseases. Majority of vaccines are dangerous and contain all sorts of toxic ingredients in them. Sars-Cov2 has never been properly purified and isolated, so what are you vaccinating against exactly? The so-called 'covid' deaths are all massively inflated to justify the illegal lockdowns. It's like everyone only dies of covid anymore and nothing else!

In the US, now, we have had more than 100 million people vaccinated against Covid 19. The cases of people having severe side effects is less than 100. That means you have a less than 1 in 1,000,000 chance of having bad consequences from the vaccine. What does that tell you ? If they were 'full of toxic ingredients', you would have alot more people having side effects. We need to look at the clear evidence. 

 

In the US, before the vaccine was available, you had approx a 1 in 700 chance of getting COVID and dying from it vs now a less than 1 in 1,000,000 chance of having bad side effects from the vaccine. So which is more dangerous ? Covid or the vaccine ?  

 

Edited May 27, 2021 by Abu Hadi

[Zainuu]

42 minutes ago, Abu Hadi said:

In the US, now, we have had more than 100 million people vaccinated against Covid 19. The cases of people having severe side effects is less than 100. That means you have a less than 1 in 1,000,000 chance of having bad consequences from the vaccine. What does that tell you ? If they were 'full of toxic ingredients', you would have alot more people having side effects. We need to look at the clear evidence. 

 

In the US, before the vaccine was available, you had approx a 1 in 700 chance of getting COVID and dying from it vs now a less than 1 in 1,000,000 chance of having bad side effects from the vaccine. So which is more dangerous ? Covid or the vaccine ?  

 

Which is the most popular vaccine being used in US?

[Abu Hadi]

22 minutes ago, Zainuu said:

Which is the most popular vaccine being used in US?

The Pfizer vaccine. Second would be the Moderna one. 

Edited May 27, 2021 by Abu Hadi

[Reza]

1 hour ago, Abu Hadi said:

In the US, before the vaccine was available, you had approx a 1 in 700 chance of getting COVID and dying from it vs now a less than 1 in 1,000,000 chance of having bad side effects from the vaccine. So which is more dangerous ? Covid or the vaccine ?  

People in general have difficulties understanding numbers and probabilities, and only see what they want to see. The same people who dismissively talk about a “99% recovery rate” (which is actually a little low considering the high rate of transmission) are the same ones who over exaggerate about 1 in 1000000 chance of a vaccine side effect, or whatever ridiculously low number it is, pretending it’s more pervasive than it really is.

If you’re willing to go in a car, then a vaccine is significantly safer than that.

[Ahmad8888]

Just wait in 2 years we will all grow tumors from weird places because of this 

[Abu Hadi]

3 hours ago, Reza said:

People in general have difficulties understanding numbers and probabilities, and only see what they want to see. The same people who dismissively talk about a “99% recovery rate” (which is actually a little low considering the high rate of transmission) are the same ones who over exaggerate about 1 in 1000000 chance of a vaccine side effect, or whatever ridiculously low number it is, pretending it’s more pervasive than it really is.

If you’re willing to go in a car, then a vaccine is significantly safer than that.

That's why I didn't say getting it and recovering. There are, as of today, 592,000 deaths from Covid in the US, with a population of 328 million, as of the latest census. So your chances are 1/ 554.08 to be precise of dying of Covid. Your chances of getting Covid and recovering are probably 1/10, or 10% since approx 10% of the US population tested positive for Covid at some point this year or last year. Obviously more people had the disease because not everyone was tested for Covid. The recovery rate was approx 98.3%. So approx 99% of people did recover and not die. But still, more than 1% did die. 

So you are taking a much greater risk by risking getting Covid (approx 1% death rate) vs getting the Vaccine (a %.0001 death rate). 

BTW, in other countries, like India, where the availability of medical care is very scarce compared to the US, I have heard that the death rate from Covid is 3-4%. This is thru estimates from non biased sources as the Indian government is not reporting most of the Covid deaths. 

[Sumerian]

There is a reason why certain countries have banned or discouraged the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine from being given to under 50s.

The benefits heavily outweigh the benefits for those who are at risk of death and hospitalisation from Covid (over 50s), but ultimately it isn't that beneficial for say, a healthy 23 year old man. 

[Diaz]

Ugh, someone in the place where I live is spreading rumors, saying that if men took the vaccine they will get erectile dysfunction. Now my father and his friends no longer want to take the vaccine, what should I do? 

[Hameedeh]

12 minutes ago, Diaz said:

Ugh, someone in the place where I live is spreading rumors, saying that if men took the vaccine they will get erectile dysfunction. Now my father and his friends no longer want to take the vaccine, what should I do? 

They are wrong. Read the posts above. Men who get Covid-19 infection and are hospitalized and deathly ill can develop erectile dysfunction. Getting the vaccine prevents Covid-19 infection and reduces the risk of subsequent health problems. 

[Muslim2010]

Health experts and maraj'a have issued the advice that vaccination is mandatory / necessary. Then for a follower and a man with thoughtful mind leaves no room except to prevent hims self and family by taking COVID-19 vaccine.

[Ansar Shiat Ali]

I actually took it a week ago!

[ShiaOfMahdi]

I've taken my vaccine a few weeks back. I took it because it is safe in my country to have it. I won't get my second dose until September.

[Diaz]

1 hour ago, ShiaOfMahdi said:

I won't get my second dose until September.

Why tho? U took AstraZeneca?

[ShiaOfMahdi]

2 hours ago, Diaz said:

Why tho? U took AstraZeneca?

I took Pfzier as they are among the most effective vaccines for Covid-19.

[Diaz]

1 hour ago, ShiaOfMahdi said:

I took Pfzier as they are among the most effective vaccines for Covid-19.

Ok but why 3 months? U should get ur second dose after 21 days.

[Patient Warrior]

1 hour ago, Diaz said:

Ok but why 3 months? U should get ur second dose after 21 days.

I had to check but I'm pretty sure astra, pfeizer, moderna all have a time-window. Moderna being the longest with 4 weeks. Because of it's higher potency. Never heard of one that transcends 3 months! Perhaps they meant 3 weeks which makes sense for your 21 days?

[Berber-Shia]

Logging back to this site real quick to say: If you're young and are planning to have kids in the future DO NOT TAKE THE VACCINE.

Bye.

[Sirius_Bright]

On 6/13/2021 at 3:40 PM, Berber-Shia said:

Logging back to this site real quick to say: If you're young and are planning to have kids in the future DO NOT TAKE THE VACCINE.

Bye.

So many kids in Pakistan have polio because of the same rumour. 

[Abdul-Hadi]

I already got both doses of the Pfizer vaccine and I am fine. I was sleepy for about a day after each dose, so I took a lot of naps, but now I am fine: no magnets are sticking to my arms or anything, truly.

Talk to your doctor before you decide to get it though, as it has not yet been approved by the FDA. I was hesitant to get it at first, but when I saw that my mother and sister had no complications from it, I decided that getting it was the best course of action and now I do not have to wear a mask and have foggy glasses anymore.

[Abdul-Hadi]

5 hours ago, Mohamad Abdel-Hamid said:

I believe 2 days ago, our government finally allowed everyone over 18 years old to register for the vaccine. Overnight, the entire population of our city (+1.4 million) registered. Time to wait now... 

I don't know if the vaccine will actually work to prevent me from getting COVID19, but I was willing to try it and I think that other people should get it after they discuss it with their doctor (if they have one). The only reason I recommend that people talk with their doctor rather than going out and taking it regardless is because it is not yet approved by the FDA and they could potentially have an allergic reaction to the ingredients. I did not have a reaction and neither did my mom or sister, but just because I didn't have a reaction to the ingredients doesn't mean that other people necessarily won't.

I do generally think that it's safe though. It just made me sleepy for the day after I got each dose and my arm felt like someone had punched me there, but I didn't even feel the jab itself.

[Hameedeh]

For those who are waiting to get the covid-19 vaccine, you need to take action and make a phone call. Here in the US, if you wait, you are forgotten. The people who made a phone call are the ones who got an appointment with time and date for the vaccine. The busy workers who are scheduling the appointments by phone will not have time to call, text or email you. 

[ShiaChat Mod]

On 6/13/2021 at 5:10 AM, Berber-Shia said:

Logging back to this site real quick to say: If you're young and are planning to have kids in the future DO NOT TAKE THE VACCINE.

Bye.

The only fertility problem mentioned by health professionals is that some older men who had Covid-19 infection -- and almost died from it -- later on experienced Erectile Dysfunction. 

The vaccine to prevent Covid-19 does not cause a fertility problem for males or females. That is a myth. 

[Abdul-Hadi]

3 hours ago, ShiaChat Mod said:

The vaccine to prevent Covid-19 does not cause a fertility problem for males or females. That is a myth. 

I'm really curious as to when (and why) so many people stopped believing in the very real benefits of vaccines. I wonder if the anti-vaxxer crowd has ever heard of this thing that used to exist called "smallpox".

I say "used to exist" because through vaccination, it no longer exists. There hasn't been a case of smallpox since I think the 1970s because people got vaccinated against it and now the virus has been annihilated. Same thing with polio. Polio used to be a very real terror for people in the United States, but the only time you hear about people getting polio in the US is if they follow some restorationist Christian sect that doesn't believe in vaccines or modern medicine.

Just get the vaccine, brothers & sisters, it's not going to make you sterile. That's not the point of this vaccine-- the point is to defeat a disease that's killed 3.89 million people worldwide. We're very lucky that the vaccine exists, because Covid19 is not a joke. People die from it.