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| Third member of my family started feeling unwell and a sore head. And on the same day, that evening, I lastly started to notice some mild joint sensations. | Third member of my family started feeling unwell and a sore head. And on the same day, that evening, I lastly started to notice some mild joint sensations. | ||
| - | Disclosure, and the main point of doing this article: I am one of those terrible social outcasts that have chosen not to be vaccinated. As to why, that's a conversation for another time. But the observations after the fact are interesting. | + | Disclosure, and the main point of doing this article: I am one of those terrible terrible people that have chosen not to be vaccinated. Why? That's a conversation for another time. But the observations after the fact are interesting. |
| ===== Day One: March 4 ===== | ===== Day One: March 4 ===== | ||
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| ===== Notes and thoughts ===== | ===== Notes and thoughts ===== | ||
| - | Vaccination rates in this part of the world are very high. There are places that still require double-vaccination for entry, nursing homes, etc. | + | Vaccination rates in this part of the world are very high. There are places that still require double-vaccination for entry, nursing homes, etc. That leaves me with restricted choices. |
| - | That places me with restricted choices, and sometimes I can be viewed with concern. Usually because when I do finally contract COVID, it will hit me very hard. | + | I have been viewed with concern due to my choices. Usually because when I do finally contract COVID, the expectation would be that it will hit me very hard. |
| But that has clearly turned out not to be the case. The only other adult in my small sample size has exhibited stronger symptoms that I did, and they were double-vaccinated. | But that has clearly turned out not to be the case. The only other adult in my small sample size has exhibited stronger symptoms that I did, and they were double-vaccinated. | ||
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| I know only of one other person that is not vaccinated and they also experienced short and mild symptoms. | I know only of one other person that is not vaccinated and they also experienced short and mild symptoms. | ||
| - | Contrasting that with the larger pool of vaccinated anecdotes, the pattern appears to be from mild to stronger symptoms, but nothing that appears to match the fear inducing persona of Omicron. | + | Contrasting that with the larger pool of vaccinated anecdotes, the pattern appears to be from mild to stronger symptoms, but nothing that appears to match the fear-inducing persona of Omicron. |
| So what do I conclude then? Is COVID and vaccination a beat up? Or have I been lucky? | So what do I conclude then? Is COVID and vaccination a beat up? Or have I been lucky? | ||
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| This is where I fall on it: I think Delta was a thing. Perhaps there was some merit there, but less so IF you are a healthy person with Omicron. Peddling vaccinations for yesterdays strains... doesn't sit well with me. But all people are different. | This is where I fall on it: I think Delta was a thing. Perhaps there was some merit there, but less so IF you are a healthy person with Omicron. Peddling vaccinations for yesterdays strains... doesn't sit well with me. But all people are different. | ||
| - | And finally, when you do get over COVID, the Health Department tells you to get vaccinated as soon as possible to ensure you don't contract COVID again...? From my experience, COVID is like rain... it falls on vaccinated and un-vaccinated alike. Does nothing to build trust for health messages and Government guidelines. | + | And finally, when you do get over COVID, the Health Department tells you to get vaccinated as soon as possible to ensure you don't contract COVID again...? From my experience, COVID is like rain... it falls on vaccinated and un-vaccinated alike. This kind of messaging does little to foster trust for health messages and Government guidelines. |
| I'll take COVID over the common cold any day of the week. | I'll take COVID over the common cold any day of the week. | ||
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