People saying the covid vaccines are dangerous is moronic and not based on fact.

Covid is going to be endemic and is not going away. Everyone will catch it sooner or later, just like the flu or a common cold.

There is very little conclusive evidence which shows how the virus is transmitted. Bottom line is you will catch it at some point.

Statistically people with a similar age & health to you (and I) are unlikely to die from Covid, perhaps slightly more at risk than the flu.

However, why would I want to chance being in bed for 4 days with a temperature of 38’c.

We’re of a similar age, I run 40 miles a week, have no underlying conditions so I know I’m not at high risk of dying from Covid or the flu. However as there are safe vaccines for both which reduce the chances of becoming unwell, I was prepared to take them.

The use of the vaccine was to protect those who are at greatest risk, obviously the elderly with underlying conditions. Do you believe the vaccines did not protect this group ?

There could be people reading this forum who are not ‘kids’ and are in higher risk groups. they should take the vaccines.

I agree with your sentiments on lockdowns, I believe they have had little or no effect on the virus, certainly nothing which can be proven by science. Testing for the virus seems like a waste of time and proven unreliable.

Shielding of the high risk groups and providing them alone with vaccines would have been the best course of action.

Unfortunately the west is still determined to give vaccines out to groups not in this group, when we could be helping poorer countries. I would have happily forgone taking a vaccine if I knew it would go to someone else in a high risk group.