Would you take a vaccination against Covid19 before trials end?

[+ Charlie]

I get flu, pneumonia and shingles vaccines, because they have been around long enough to have a reliable record, but I would be reluctant to be one of the first to try a new vaccine for a new illness.

[SirBillybob]

Canadian poll: 50% would take vaccine as soon as approval granted, 32% would hold off and assess, 14% intend to not be vaccinated. If the latter group contained any people that already had the virus it would alter the percentage by a negligible amount.

[BabyBoomer]

pneumonia and shingles vaccines

 

Did you get the newest two? Pneumovax 23 & Shingrix?

 

~Boomer~

[+ Charlie]

Did you get the newest two? Pneumovax 23 & Shingrix?

 

~Boomer~

Yes.

[Islesguy]

If I were a completely healthy person, I would sign up for a clinical trial to test a vaccine, yes. Would I, in any form, take a vaccine announced effective by this administration before a throughly reviewed paper was published, not a chance.

[Guy Fawkes]

No...

[dfwmassagelover]

yes

[+ DynamicUno]

It depends. If trump starts promoting the Trump Vaccine created by Vaccines-R-Us just before the election, I'll pass. When there's a vaccine available that's endorsed by the nonpolitical medical community, then yes, I would get vaccinated. I suspect once there's a vaccine, requirements to wear masks and other precautions in public are going to be eased or eliminated. There will be a lot of unvaccinated, unmasked and potentially contagious people out and about, so it may be safer to go ahead and get the vaccine. Many businesses will require employees to be vaccinated or have proof of already recovering from the virus. Maybe airlines and cruise ships will require the same of both employees and customers.

 

I agree with your sentiment. I don't doubt most of the companies working towards a vaccine are doing their best to produce a safe and effective one, but if Trump starts shilling it like he did hydroxychloroquine I'd have a hard time trusting anything published about the test results.

[jonnychgo]

I applied to be part of the Moderna trial in Chicago, but never got called. Probably because I would not be exposed enough to the virus to be a good test case. Retired and taking precautions.

[muscmtl]

Already done

[+ bigjoey]

To those who enrolled, I say “Thank You” and give my thanks:

 

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/health/coronavirus-moderna-volunteers-fauci-satisfied/index.html