So before anyone posts anything confrontational or condescending, you want us all to sit back, roll and smoke a fattie first?
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Moreover, imo itâs futile to expect this topic to not become contentious, opinionated, and also shift toward vaccines. Thereâs been many posts deleted from this thread which donât reflect the continued controversy of this topic. Prob best to either put better guardrails on the subject matter which is acceptable in this thread, or open it to not restrict discussion, including vax info, opinions, etc.
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I know 2 people who have been intubated.
But the biggest issue for me is the rift itâs creating in my family.
I have a brother and a BIL who refuse to get vaccinated and sisters and a SIL who refuse to have anything to do with unvaccinated people. It will make Christmas both sad and interesting because I doubt the unvaccinated will be invited/attend.
Itâs just odd. Deliberate estrangement. Seems like a weird hill to die on but I have no choice but to accept that itâs their choice.
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I got sick going to doctors appointments in march 2020 before the government acknowledged that covid was spreading within communities in the US.
I had headaches, dizziness, and exhaustion. Even though my case was âasymptomaticâ (did not impact my ability to breathe or require hospitalization) I still ended up with long covid and had lasting physical injuries from damage caused by the virus like chilblains and pleurisy.
I am disabled and have a compromised immune system and chronic health problems, but I am young (27). After covid I had even less mobility, and I lost even more of my muscle mass.
because of my disability it was very difficult for me to get vaccinated. I couldnât go to the large vaccination sites, and my doctors werenât sure if it would be safe for me to get the vaccine. Finally they determined it would be safe for me to get the johnson and johnson vaccine, but not the pfizer or moderna because of the risk of myocarditis / pericarditis when I already had pleurisy from the virus.
After I got the vaccine, I felt really sick and had a high fever for 2 days. I continued to feel sick and had a low fever for a week. This turned out to be a very good thing. Because of my compromised immune system, I never fully healed from the virus. But after getting the vaccine my body was able to produce antibodies and an immune response, and I finally started to improve.
The chilblains and pleurisy finally improved, and I got some of my strength and energy back. I still havenât been able to go outside without help, but Iâm getting there, and Iâm needing less assistance to get around my house.
I really recommend getting the vaccine, especially if you have long covid symptoms. It was absolutely worth the side effects, because I finally started to recover from the long term damage caused by the virus.
Anybody who is relying on so called ânatural immunityâ instead of a vaccine should really keep this in mind. Your body is still vulnerable, and we donât develop an effective an effective immunity. If humans were able to develop an immunity to covid, no one would experience long covid.
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Sorry you had to go.through that zephyrâŚbut glad you got some relief.
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Iâm sorry that your family is torn apart by the politics around a deadly virus.
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Thanks. Itâs become so complicated and everyone is tired of talking about it.
I want them to get vaccinated less because of the virus but because of the divisive politics.
Itâs interesting that there were estrangement issues with these brothers before but the vaccine has made it worse.
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I was estranged from my brother because of his previous sociopathy and the fact he didnât vaccinate and got covid19 was nothing to me
Mom has always masked and was careful even though her entire church family pressured her to act stupid. Of course the most vocal critics of her masking all got c19 couldnt work, went in the hospital lost tons of money canât work and now want the church to bail them out.
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Iâm still alive lol got my taste back as well.
Got my booster shot couple of days ago kicked my ass Moderna had 2 phizers before that,my legs were crazy sore had some flu like thing going on.
Iâm a lot better today,my sister and brother both had covid back home in Ireland sister is better she had her shots my brother is still coughing he didnât get any shots
My sister said everyone has it back home lol
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Iâve been vaccinated twice with Pfizer,got my booster just before Christmas so I could travel and see my family. A bunch of my coworkers caught Covid after being vaccinated. But they also go out to the bars and what not. Not really digging this era I was 39 when it started I am about to turn 42 this coming July being Single sucks especially right now. I have my health and my garden I just wish I had someone to be with stay healthy my friends.
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I live in Sweden so we never really had lockdowns or mask thingy we are chugging along nicely thanks to omnicron being mild and very transmissible will get herd immunity soon. I know that doesnât help i just wanted you to know there is a light at the end of the tunnel 
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This shit is getting old,I got my pup at the start of the Covid thing no one would even let their dogs play together people were crossing the street lol
My wife has plenty of Covid patients at the minute
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Hello,
I got my booster a week ago, last Friday. It was the Moderna, Iâve now had all three! Astra-Zeneca, Pfizer and Moderna, the trifectaâŚbetween all three, the Astra-Zeneca was by far the worse as far as side effects go.
Iâm just now starting to feel like I have full use of my left arm from the Moderna, and I did feel like overall shit for a few days, but Iâd rather some small side effects than full blown Covid/Omicron. Iâm already disabled and have too many co-morbidities, it would take a round out me for sure!
Best wishes and blessings for everyone out there. Weâve all been touched by this pandemic somehow. 
Iâm going to continue 
It becomes âendemicâ sooner rather than later.
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I got all 3, all pfizer⌠no side effects ⌠38years old and always had a good immune system. Never had a flu shot. I never really get sick. Couldnt tell ya the last time I had s cold. Someone that used to be my beat friend works for NIH. He said were all fucked. All of his superiors said were all fucked. This shit wont go away for anytime so(20+years) it will be a survival of the fittest. It will slowly take out the weak and leave the fittest of fit.
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My wife and son both had Covid-19 in September, both vaccinated. I tested negative, stay healthy everyone. Overgrow the world.
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Iâm 61.9 and had three shotsâŚ
I caught covid last weke after working a petri dish environment for two years. Tested negative on Tuesday, then positive on Thursday.
I had a headache and cough, sore throat, sniffles. When I got sniffles⌠smoked weed. It dried up. When my throat was sore and I was coughing I drank whiskey. Going on five days now and feeling much improved. So far my wife has had no symptoms.
My daughters is only double vaxxed and her hubby my soninlawâŚwas a vaccine refuser. He has body aches and chills from exposure to a positive case last Monday. Iâm praying my daughter doesnât come down with this. She already has lung damage from smoking and working in the swimming pool industry.
My workplace had to close because of inadequate staffingâŚclosed one day and people are screaming bloody murder in anger that their kids are at homeâŚwe will reopen Tuesday.
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I also caught covid last week after having all three Pfizer boosters. Negative at work test, positive home test the next day (last Wednesday). It feels like Iâm over the brunt of it now. Had fever from 99.1-103.5F, slight cough, sore throat, head congestion, body aches, chills, spacey feeling in my head at times. HR jumps when I walk around. And just yesterday have severely diminished taste and smell.
Thankfully no lung issues and my pulse oximeter at home has been from 97-100%. So I think Iâll pull through fine, but this shit sucks.
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YesâŚit doesâŚsuck
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Four words! Find a special close romantic friend!!! Sorry u had to go thru this shit alone!
They are trying to make us get the vax in Quebec with fines and I donât want to. The make me do stuff and the some one is trying to beat me up parts in my brain are attached so I am in fight or fight mode. Do what fits you but I havenât opted for a flue shot in over 3 decades so not for me. Nothing puts me in the at risk category. I am in the condition that comes with no alcohol, no sugar, lots of veggies and mostly fish protein almost zero red meat steady serious exercise. I owe 4k to Ottawa in inflated parking tickets, they never got so we will see I guess.
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