Ask HN: Will you take the Covid vaccine?
If I have to travel, depending on the rules of the country I am travelling to, yes. Otherwise, no.<p>Why? I am not anti-vax. Here are my three reasons:<p>Emotional reason: The politics and media frenzy and the strident, aggressive nature of the &quot;get vaccinated&quot; crowd, which is largely the same people who advocated lockdowns have pissed me off.<p>Personal reason: I have confidence I will weather an infection just fine. I am 55, reasonably fit, no comorbidities and not obese. In the last 8 years, I&#x27;ve had 4 days off work &quot;sick&quot; (they were all hangovers &#x2F; still drunk after a late party). I&#x27;m a teacher so I get exposed to every cold and flu the kids get every year, but I don&#x27;t get sick.<p>&quot;Political&quot; reason: As a protest, I won&#x27;t get vaccinated with a Western vaccine because Russian&#x2F;Chinese vaccines aren&#x27;t recognised in Europe, where I live(yet). What bullshit is that ?