desperatehills
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Let me start by saying that I am 100% for personal freedom and no one should be forced to do anything.
I never get the flu shot and rarely get sick. I had no intention of getting the vaccine. When the vaccine came out many of the businesses I frequent posted signs, Mask required unless vaccinated. I hate mask and quit wearing them even though I was not vaccinated. A few of the places I go, like the golf course I play all summer, I felt guilty. I consider myself a honest guy and don't care much for lying. Then they offered the lotto money to be given to those that got vaccinated. The gambler in me caved. It happened one Saturday morning, I woke up and had no plans for the day. By early afternoon I had gotten the Jab.
For the next two weeks I was sick, coughing and hacking, I just felt miserable. I was certain I had covid. Three days before my best friends daughters wedding I took a covid test. It was negative and and not long after that I felt normal. Almost as a test I got the 2nd shot and I had no adverse affects.
Fast forward 6 months. My wife and I with 3 other couples took a golf vacation last week. My buddy felt a little sick early in the trip, not bad enough to miss any golf. By the time we got home 6 of the 8 were sick. Testing proved it was covid. Of the eight people on the trip 4 were vaccinated and 4 were not. The vaccinated ages range from 52 to 57. Of those 4, 3 got sick with flu like symptoms and all are feeling much better now. I was the lucky one with a negative test and no symptoms. Of the 4 that were unvaccinated one had already had it and is negative with no symptoms. The 3 others are still sick and 2 of them are boarder line serious. Those 2 have had their blood oxygen levels dip into the 80's. They are both getting the belly shots today. They are in their early 50's with no underlying health conditions.
The moral of this story is we all should have the freedom to make our own health choices. I felt tricked into getting the shot after they reinstated the mask mandate for those that are vaccinated. After the last two weeks I have no regrets and hope all my friends and family will consider getting vaccinated.
I never get the flu shot and rarely get sick. I had no intention of getting the vaccine. When the vaccine came out many of the businesses I frequent posted signs, Mask required unless vaccinated. I hate mask and quit wearing them even though I was not vaccinated. A few of the places I go, like the golf course I play all summer, I felt guilty. I consider myself a honest guy and don't care much for lying. Then they offered the lotto money to be given to those that got vaccinated. The gambler in me caved. It happened one Saturday morning, I woke up and had no plans for the day. By early afternoon I had gotten the Jab.
For the next two weeks I was sick, coughing and hacking, I just felt miserable. I was certain I had covid. Three days before my best friends daughters wedding I took a covid test. It was negative and and not long after that I felt normal. Almost as a test I got the 2nd shot and I had no adverse affects.
Fast forward 6 months. My wife and I with 3 other couples took a golf vacation last week. My buddy felt a little sick early in the trip, not bad enough to miss any golf. By the time we got home 6 of the 8 were sick. Testing proved it was covid. Of the eight people on the trip 4 were vaccinated and 4 were not. The vaccinated ages range from 52 to 57. Of those 4, 3 got sick with flu like symptoms and all are feeling much better now. I was the lucky one with a negative test and no symptoms. Of the 4 that were unvaccinated one had already had it and is negative with no symptoms. The 3 others are still sick and 2 of them are boarder line serious. Those 2 have had their blood oxygen levels dip into the 80's. They are both getting the belly shots today. They are in their early 50's with no underlying health conditions.
The moral of this story is we all should have the freedom to make our own health choices. I felt tricked into getting the shot after they reinstated the mask mandate for those that are vaccinated. After the last two weeks I have no regrets and hope all my friends and family will consider getting vaccinated.