Aug 28, 2021 03:49PM alwaysmec wrote:

Jane, I am glad you brought that up. In fact, I just mentioned to my husband the other day that with the speed of the Covid vaccine I hope they create mRNA vaccines for breast cancers. I had heard about the HIV trials, but hadn't heard about the one for the colon. That's very exciting news. The Covid vaccine in my mind sets precedence. Drug companies take forever for approval, but if they've already got the ball rolling on cancer vaccines, then I am all for speeding them up.

Aug 28, 2021 04:03PM trinigirl50 wrote:

Thank you to those who took the time to acknowledge my reality. Covid is up close and personal for me. And that doesn't take into account when I was doing symptom checking with Covid positive people who were isolating. I called them every day for 10 days and although most people got through it, I had more than enough people die on me. One particular person lost her father and brother, and was scared that she and her mother wouldn't make it either. It was unbearable, so we took turns calling her. Thank God, they both made it.

Illmae I respect your right to want to know more about the vaccine. I was really terrified getting chemo too (and I did end up in hospital due to chemo induced inflammation of lungs), but I did it. I thought long and hard about my 14 year old son (due to reports of inflammation in young males 16+), but in the end I felt the positives outweighed the possible negatives.

I fear for the world if we have become so brainwashed that we prefer to listen to internet "experts", politicians, and the opinions of like minded people rather than educated experts on a topic. They too are not infallible but at least there is logic and experience.

exbrnxgrl, I am absolutely from Trinidad. How cool of you to get it.

Aug 28, 2021 04:26PM exbrnxgrl wrote:

trinigirl,

If you look at my username you can figure out that I’m from the Bronx. Born, raised and ventured as far as Queens for college. NYC has a large communities from all of the islands. I adore the diversity and get lots of here in CA too (where I have now lived for more than 30 years).

Here’s an interesting si. I was listening to various officials from Louisiana urging citizens to evacuate their homes if they are ordered to do so. They very clearly stated that those who chose to stay will not be given priority for rescues and will not be rescued if it presents a danger to the first responders. This seems somewhat, but not exactly, analogous to doctors who say they will not serve the unvaccinated. i.e. You knew what the risks were, you were clearly warned and now you will have to deal with the consequences of your choice. Thoughts? I also want to add that officials in LA are concerned about moving hospital patients out of harms way because all of the hospitals in the state are heavily impacted by Covid19 patients. What a horrible dilemma. Thoughts and prayers anyone?

Aug 28, 2021 04:56PM illimae wrote:

Just to clarify a few things, I do not feel picked on at all and I have been very upset by several people who bitched about wearing a mask last year or worse went without masking or distancing as an act of overconfidence or civil disobedience.

I’ve gone through a lot to stay alive since cancer and if a vaccine becomes available that does not contain PEG or Polysorbate 80, I would absolutely consider it but for now I will minimize the risk to myself and others the best way I can.

Yes, I am incredibly lucky to have not lost anyone to covid and for those that have, I am sorry and I totally get when the passion or anger comes from. With regard to pre existing conditions, I intended no blame at all, I just wonder about the data being reported and the difference between dying with covid vs from covid.

Finally, the mountain is real and I can’t wait, 2020 for me was recovering from brain surgery, 8 months of starvation due to partial vocal cord paralysis (from the brain surgery) and some cancer progression, covid was the turd on top, I am due for a break and this is it.

Aug 28, 2021 05:22PM gb2115 wrote:

Illimae...my concern is the polysorbate. I've had a reaction to the poly, and then the CDC warned about cross reactions with PEG. I was about to see allergy to get it sorted when I got my recurrence diagnosis. Everything came to a halt. So I'm unvaccinated, getting chemo and working in healthcare, in a building with a poorly enforced mask policy. I hide in my office every day...

I don't like how in our society it's almost like you're labeled as some bad person if you aren't vaccinated. Like "less than" somehow. I need to stay off social media probably!