I got into politics during the 2016 primaries and I was pretty young then and all I knew was that my grandpa and dad were republican so I knew I was. My dad had supported trump all the way through so I did as well. I wasn’t until last year that I started doing my own research and knew I was definitely a conservative republican like my dad

Nice. <:AmericanFlag:720120797837918288>

It is nice to see people do their own research to make their own informed decisions.

I decided I was a Republican in high school originally almost solely because of lower taxes. As I matured and understood politics more (more particularly what Democrats believe), my beliefs just reinforced the choice that I am a strong conservative.

@Kaladin are we talking about getting one in a couple of weeks, or getting one eventually? Just clarifying on the most recent poll.

I guess just eventually, most likely the next year @mikeflarkin

Okay cool, appreciate it

I'm not old enough to care about a vaccine.
When I'm in my 70s, sure... maybe, idk
In my 40s, btw

I get my flu shot each year and while I may get the COVID vaccine at some point it won't be not anytime soon.

I'm not worried about nanomachines being in it or anything like that. The elderly need the vaccines more than anyone under 65yo.

Do you think there gonna make you get it to go places

Nor do I but first the speed is a little concering and I agree there are people who need it a lot more.

Dunno, but they're trying to do that. Ticketmaster being one big culprit @Zaboomafoo

I can see them requiring it to travel to other countries and maybe attend school in person but for most things I don't see it working out as a requirement because you would need to be able to prove you got it and I don't see that working out

Covid hasn't proven to be any worse than the regular flu. We shouldn't just roll over for all the regulations manifesting in its name.

It makes me ashamed to be an American.

I'm willing to take any kind of vaccine as long as it can keep me safe.

What about long term risks? See, from a legal standpoint, the FDA is also supposed to test drugs in the scenario of a long term risk. Throwing a wrench in the poll 🙂

The lack of long-term testing is one of the reasons I said I'd probably eventually take it but not anytime soon.

I'm just going to assume the FDA tested the vaccine and assured that it is safe.

I likely will only because it will probably be required for sports and events and possibly school as well which are like 3 main things in my life atm

I might have the cough cough right now

I wouldn't know if I'd get one because I'm still a minor
My parents see the vaccine as an equivalent to the flu vaccine and no one in my family gets vaccinated for that so it's hard to tell as of now

I don't want to be required to get one just so I can be in a sport though

Eh I've never been vaccinated. I see no need.

I have no problem getting vaccines in general, it's just this particular one that has been made on a time scale not even thought possible I'm waiting on. While as a healthy college age male I can fight off most diseases, it's kids like at St. Jude where I have worked and where my father still works who while having chemotherapy have next to zero immune system and can't even fight off a common cold. Also, the reason the general population is vaccinated against something like the whooping cough which is mostly harmless for an adult is to protect babies who can't be vaccinated yet and who it would be potentially deadly for.There are also other diseases we vaccinated against to help eradicate like polio that there is no cure for and prevention is the only option. If you get it, it's basically a death sentence.

I've been vaccinated but only for illnesses like Rubella and Measles

Those are pretty much mandatory for schools I think

I don't really see a need for getting a covid vaccine

Especially if there's a high recovery chance

Yeah, but older people have a much higher death rate (still only like 5%), so you should probably take it, but I wouldn’t support a mandatory vaccine.

maybe ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I don't know much about covid or its long term affects

it's likely I've already had it

Maybe

Earlier this year I recall having 104 fevers

I know some people’s genes make them near immune

Wow

That’s a lot

It wasn't fun

I bet

I had it around the same time as my youngest sister