Ugh 😩 I met my new doctor today, had my yearly exam, and got three vaccines.
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@alice which shots? I had never gotten 3 b4. Just 2 like covid19 & flu shots.
@antdude Covid, flu and HepB booster.
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@Aprazeth orange cream, but I also had chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream earlier 😅
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@alice You deserve some chocolates and hot beverage of your choice, with honey if you like, and a day off in bed, with the option of hugs and cuddles).
Take care and thanks for participating in herd immunity.
(I have a jab due soon, which I have to pay out of pocket, because I'm allegedly too old for it).
@Sobex you should never be too old for a vaccine 🙄😮💨 health insurance is bullshit.
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Oof! I just had a mild fever and had to miss Fencing for a night.
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@alice Last year when the measles outbreak started, I checked with my doctor if there was any way I could verify my vaccine. Turns out I was born in a period when they used a version known to quickly lose effectiveness, and sure enough my blood tests came back negative. Got a new MMR shot the next week. Can't believe I've gone carefree for so many decades and never caught it!
@Shdwdrgn 😅 glad you dodged that! Measles is brutal.
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@PatrickoftheG I had a company that did that. Would've been *even* better if it coincided with the day they'd bring in the Ben & Jerry's truck and give out free ice cream.
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i think "the day after a vaccine sucks" is a big motivator of the antivax movement
no one likes that day
but for a certain sort of painfully ignorant type of person, that is all vaccines mean
the whole "protect you from diseases that will REALLY make you miserable or deathly ill, for a week, a month, or years, possibly maim you, permanently, or possibly kill you" part...
you know, the fucking obvious
it doesn't matter to people who can't or won't think about really simple things
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my employer used to set up a tent just inside the gate and give away flu shots to anyone who would take them. Which was good.
They also ran a rewards program if you didn't take sick days. Which was bad. I had to fight with one of my direct reports once who was like no, if I go home I lose my incentive, and I was like I don't give a shit you just dripped snot on my desk I'm putting you in for a sick day no matter what you do, so go fucking home.
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Ugh 😩 I met my new doctor today, had my yearly exam, and got three vaccines. Now I feel like shit from the jabs, and lemme tell you...
I'd get them again in a fucking heartbeat, because science and social responsibility fucking rock 🤘
@alice That reminds me, I've got to do similar. I'm a big boy now and hardly flinch despite my enduring fear of needles...
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@PatrickoftheG I had a company that did that. Would've been *even* better if it coincided with the day they'd bring in the Ben & Jerry's truck and give out free ice cream.
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@Shdwdrgn 😅 glad you dodged that! Measles is brutal.
@alice I mean, I'm 57 so really it's a killer at my age. Got my shingles vaccine several years ago too before it got too bad. I just don't get why any parent would *choose* to expose their children to the torture and possible death of these illnesses that can easily be prevented, especially knowing that they themselves have benefited from the same vaccines.
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@Shdwdrgn 😅 glad you dodged that! Measles is brutal.
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@Aprazeth orange cream, but I also had chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream earlier 😅
... Can I ... Can I have like a little taste?Also, please ignore the comically large spoon I am holding. Has nothing to do with my request

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@FredricT @alice I would counter that in the last 20 years or so those holes have gotten significantly wider. I live in an area where people consider themselves highly progressive, and yet school vaccine rates have dropped below 80% in some spots. It's the whole mentality of "I read it on the internet so I'm smarter than my doctor."
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Ugh 😩 I met my new doctor today, had my yearly exam, and got three vaccines. Now I feel like shit from the jabs, and lemme tell you...
I'd get them again in a fucking heartbeat, because science and social responsibility fucking rock 🤘
@alice
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