> I don't see how it 'profits' any gov't to keep Covid going or to give people
> Vaccines they don't need given the many millions of dollars spent in support
> of the sick and the loss in tax revenues with many businesses operating at a
> fraction of their normal capacity or not at all.

I don't really see how, either, but that could be why I wouldn't make a
good politician or despot.  

> Myself and my mother got the shot last week and other than some tenderness
> around the muscle at the injection site, there were no ill effects.
> My sister got it 2 weeks ago and had headaches for 2 or 3 days and was
> nauseous for part of one day, and then fine afterwards. She is not in great
> health and has immunity issues due to cancer treatments a few years back which
> might explain her stronger reaction.  (These were all the Pfizer Vaccine)

Was that your first or second?  I got my second 2-3 weeks ago and seem to
be just fine.  No real ill effects, and the first was worse than the second.

> My niece said she was against the Vaccine after reading all the 'info' online.
> She is a school teacher and we just learned today that her, her husband and
> both of her children have tested positive for Covid, as has every child in the
> nursery school that her youngest attends. Hard to say where it started first
> but this is where it ended up. Fortunately, so far, none of her family is very
> sick, not a huge surprise since they are all young and healthy and we all know
> that 80% of people who get it hardly know they have it.

My father's wife doesn't want to get it.  One of her daughters is an
anti-vaxer and told her she couldn't see her grandkids if she got it
because the daughter is afraid she could bring it to them without knowing
she has it if she's been vaxed.  That, or she thinks being vaxed means you
can make other sick.  Not sure.

Some people have reservations and I can respect that.  I can't help feel
like I am part of someone's science project, but that is what happens when
a previously-unseen virus becomes so prevalent.

> I hate wearing a mask and I hate that my shopping is difficult or restricted
> due to the Covid rules. If it were up to me, I'd take my chances and just be a
> little careful of close contact, but I don't think it would be fair for me to
> take my chances and possibly bring it home with me to infect others.

I don't have to worry about bringing it home to someone, but I do if I want
to visit my folks.  Mom and Dad both got shot, so I am hoping we are all
covered. I got it for that reason and that I suspect they will eventually
cut us off from working from home.

Also, here, it is difficult to maintain social distancing because people
here like to get into your personal space.  We may never get to where we
cannot wear masks.  As long as the shot doesn't make me sick, it cannot
hurt me as much as the people around me could.

> I'll do whatever I can to try to stop it from spreading and maybe if everyone
> does that then it will die out like all the other Pandemics a little sooner.

I hope so.  I try to also.  Someone reminded me the other day that the
Spanish Flu lasted about 3-4 years so, at that rate, we may not be quite
half-way through this yet.

Mike


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