Ricky10
Well-known member
This does defy logic, but it goes without saying plenty of people have done so nonetheless. Do you know why they chose to…did you ask them? Maybe for “hybrid immunity”, or maybe it was to not be limited by restrictions? Nobody I know personally has done so, but I have very few people within my circle (outside of work) that have had COVID since the start of the pandemic. Only two I suppose. One being the friend I play tennis with who remains unvaccinated (which I agree with at this point) who reported a mild illness.a month later the kids all ran out to get the vaccine to protect them from the disease they already had, weren't seriously ill from, and had recovered from. <-- that has never made sense to me.
The other being my best friend who came down with COVID on Christmas of 2020, so he was not yet eligible for vaccination regardless, but I know he would have gotten it. He reported being very sick and stated that it felt like razor blades were piercing his back every time he coughed. Unfortunately he was the one who died of an unintentional fentanyl OD while he was ill.
So within my circle of friends/family/distant relatives, the only ones who have had COVID (including Omicron) are those who have been unvaccinated. Surely I don’t anticipate this will be the case much longer. Based on this, I feel that the vaccines offer more protection from contracting the virus and spreading it in the first place than they are given credit for. We have had multiple family gatherings/holidays all along with some very at risk (age/obesity) people and nobody has gotten anything.
Without getting into anything scientific, I am just stating my subjective experience in my life outside the hospital setting. I am fully aware there is data/real life scenarios that suggest otherwise. I think we have been quite lucky in that regard. Or unlucky….some natural immunity would be nice too!
Nobody in my circle does any of that…haha! Of course that is absolutely ridiculous behavior regardless of vaccination status.I'm talking about masks when alone walking down the sidewalk, alone in their car etc etc then of course they give me a big maskless hug. (what??)
Well yes, what we experience for ourselves with our own eyes always has the most influential impact on our decision making and perspective. The other side of the coin is that has definitely lead to the mentality of many people omitting the reality that lies within the hospital walls. It would shock the **** out of many people if they could see the immense numbers and severity of illness with these patients- even if they weren’t the picture of great health before contracting the virus.To me it seems like our approach to all of this and our response is likely a direct result of our experiences.
It would have been more than eye opening for someone to follow me for even an hour of my shift during Delta…guaranteed. Also, while it seems we shy away from talking about Puccah, I think that should have been an eye opener for many on this board, and I think it was for a minute. Then, it wasn’t

