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Ms. Toad

(35,634 posts)
21. Agree - AND
Wed Dec 29, 2021, 06:28 PM
Dec 2021

the "you're vaxxed and boosted, don't worry so much" ALSO implies what both Harris and Biden stated flat out: a guarantee.

There are none with COVID. While it happens less frequently, people who are vaxxed do sometimes get very sick. People who are vaxxed do sometimes die.

And beyond that, more than 50% of people who have COVID experience long COVID. Not to mention that our knowledge of this disease is less than 2 years old. Some viruses (polio and chicken pox as two examples) have secondary diseases/syndromes that do not show up for decades.

Treating it so cavalierly is playing with fire.

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If he was concerned enough about the exposure to be testing himself greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #1
Right he saw the danger to himself, but didn't care about the danger to Irish_Dem Dec 2021 #2
Exactly! thank you Tickle Dec 2021 #3
I am not at all concerned about exposure lapfog_1 Dec 2021 #4
I keep hearing that Tickle Dec 2021 #8
Yeah, the premise of the story here was that the guy was testing because he had been exposed greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #10
my point is that he shouldn't worry about exposure lapfog_1 Dec 2021 #18
Agreed greenjar_01 Dec 2021 #19
I would also wait until Disaffected Dec 2021 #13
You are not wrong. I would be livid. zuul Dec 2021 #5
You're not wrong, Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #6
You're not wrong. RockRaven Dec 2021 #7
Nope. You aren't wrong. I'd be pissed too. He's playing Russian Roulette with YOUR head! Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #9
If you're fully vaxed and boosted I wouldn't worry too much about it. If you get COVID you'll be beaglelover Dec 2021 #11
I'm sorry you are going through this mcar Dec 2021 #12
Being fully vaccinated with Booster is a good thing.... FarPoint Dec 2021 #14
When people say "you're vaxxed and boosted, don't worry so much"... OneGrassRoot Dec 2021 #15
Agree - AND Ms. Toad Dec 2021 #21
Heard more than one horror story regarding Covid issues over the happy holidays. czarjak Dec 2021 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Dec 2021 #17
People are weak, short-sighted, and lazy. lindysalsagal Dec 2021 #20
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