I've gotten my first dose of Pfizer, just found out this morning that my second dose has been delayed but it won't be too long before I'm fully vaccinated. Looking forward to it and am incredibly grateful to be able to get it. Not too fussed about potential side-effects, at this point, I'm just happy to not get covid lol.
Let's talk vaccines!
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Violet Witch
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At 10am this morning I had my second dose of Pfizer meaning I am officially fully vaccinated. 
Well it was announced that in NYC starting next month, proof of vaccination will be required for certain activities such as indoor dining,movie theaters,and gyms. Thoughts on this? I think it is only a matter of time before this starts happing at other places and I’m glad I got my vaccine!
My only main concern is for the employees enforcing these mandates. Working with the public in customer service, I would be scared of someone getting upset and trying to cause harm to whoever has to enforce this.
My only main concern is for the employees enforcing these mandates. Working with the public in customer service, I would be scared of someone getting upset and trying to cause harm to whoever has to enforce this.
Yeah I was thinking about this, like I saw a lot of people getting annoyed that the covid rules were not being enforced enough in shops, but I wondered if those people would feel the same if they actually worked somewhere where it was THEM that had to deal with it.
Realistically, what should happen (and should've happened before) is that extra security staff who are trained to deal with conflict are employed. I don't know that it will though, depends who's willing to pay the bill I guess.
I think this is 100% necessary and I hope that other places start enforcing the same rules too. I feel bad for the employees because I know it’s going to be a pain to enforce but somethings got to give - the people who aren’t vaccinated at this point are choosing to not be vaccinated. It’s not a lack of vaccines being available or a lack of appointments - they don’t want it for one reason or another and that’s going to harm all of us in the long run. I hope that businesses will hire security guards to enforce it so it doesn’t fall on the regular employees who aren’t equipped or paid enough to deal with this sort of thing.
Seeing the rest of the world open up and letting the unvaccinated participate only furthers their belief that they don’t need it. “Why should I bother? Covid is over! I can go to the gym, the movies, and out to eat again, everything is fine!!” Even though it’s not. So take those options away from them because it’s irresponsible to let the unvaccinated also participate in those things. If they don’t want to get vaccinated they can stick to online orders and curbside pickup.
We’re at a standstill in a lot of places right now in terms of vaccinations. There’s still a lot of unvaccinated people who can continue to fill our hospitals, our ICUS, etc which directly affects the rest of us who may be waiting for surgeries or other healthcare but there simply isn’t room in the hospitals. Potentially going into another lockdown because of that will harm a lot of people financially as well.
Please note nothing I’m saying is directed at people who are not able to get the vaccine for medical reasons. Medical exemptions are and have always been valid - we should all be getting vaccinated to help those who can’t. If they’re medically exempt from vaccines then they should be allowed to do those things because it’s not their fault they can’t be vaccinated and ideally everybody else around them would be vaccinated to hopefully lessen the chance of spreading covid.
It’s also not directed at people who can’t get the vaccine either because their home life isn’t safe (maybe they live with antivaxxers), or the people who simply haven’t been able to get vaccinated yet because their country is rolling out vaccines differently.
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Sheep Villager
Feel free to call me Sheep
Getting my first dose this month.
Maybe I'm bad at googling but I could not find an answer for this so might as well ask you guys since a lot of people here have been vaccinated:
How much can I expect the vaccination site to bleed? Can I take the bandage off in about an hour? Bandaids/bandages gross me out a lot so...
Maybe I'm bad at googling but I could not find an answer for this so might as well ask you guys since a lot of people here have been vaccinated:
How much can I expect the vaccination site to bleed? Can I take the bandage off in about an hour? Bandaids/bandages gross me out a lot so...
Mine barely bled at all, either time. I kept the bandaid on for a little bit but when I pulled it off from what I remember there was barely anything on it. I think you’d likely be fine to take the band aid off after an hour. I don’t think my dad had issues either and he doesn’t like bandaids so he took his off pretty quick.
oak
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Maybe you could ask them not to use a bandaid and you could just hold a cotton ball there for a few minutes after? Neither of my shots bled at all so it's worth a shot if you hate the feeling of bandaids. Hope it goes well either way.
Sheep Villager
Feel free to call me Sheep
That's a relief to hear! Thank you for taking the time to reply. It's kind of funny I was able to get answers on an Animal Crossing forum about this but not anywhere else online. Gotta love TBT.
I did not think about this. If it's true it doesn't bleed a lot I think it could be possible I could get away with just a cotton ball. I'll be sure to ask about that, thank you for the idea!
There was that cashier who got fatally shot for asking a customer to abide by their mask mandate in their store. (June 2021) It's not going to be pretty with the covid papers. I feel bad for people who have to deal with them. Not this nutjob, that was an extreme case. Just these hotheads in general. I had to deal with them quite a bit to and I really just wanted to knock their teeth in with the way they behaved and treated others. This pandemic really showed some people's true colors.
It's also sickening that a lot of them had to work through this whole situation because they were deemed 'essential', had to work for next to nothing, and on top of that deal with these people.
I'm sure it varies a bit by person, but I hardly bled at all. With my first shot, they stuck this circular bullseye to my arm and gave me the shot through that. It worked like a band-aid and when I pulled it off there was only a tiny pinprick of blood on it. With my second shot, they didn't use anything or give me a band-aid. They wiped my arm once with a cotton ball after the vaccination and I don't think I bled at all after that.
So I think you'll be fine to ask for them to not use a bandage and just use a cotton ball or something to blot the area briefly afterwards.
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
I live in one of the southern states, meaning vaccination rates are low. It's incredibly frustrating. I wish vaccines were more mandatory for things, just so everyone could be safer, but people around here REALLY fight against any sort of mandate that comes up, even just for masks. I don't work in a job that requires me to deal with customers, but I'm glad I don't. If I did, I probably would not ask a customer to put on a mask. It doesn't feel worth the risk of being shot or injured by the customer, since this has happened in some places around the US.
My first shot bled, but only a few drops judging from the bandaid after I took it off. My second shot did not bleed at all, and the bandaid was clean when I removed it.
I don't think I've ever bled more than a few drops of blood for any vaccine. I bled more than that when I had to have blood drawn once though, for obvious reasons. But even then it probably would've been fine to take the bandage off after an hour or so if I took it off carefully.
My first shot bled, but only a few drops judging from the bandaid after I took it off. My second shot did not bleed at all, and the bandaid was clean when I removed it.
I don't think I've ever bled more than a few drops of blood for any vaccine. I bled more than that when I had to have blood drawn once though, for obvious reasons. But even then it probably would've been fine to take the bandage off after an hour or so if I took it off carefully.
I think stores should have security too, but I doubt they are willing to pay the money to hire them.
I remember reading about employees that got hurt over having to wear a mask too! At my job we were told from the start that if someone refuses to wear a mask to just let them shop but to keep our distance. I think it will be a little different with vaccine proof though? For example if another customer watches someone being let into a place without showing proof things could get bad..
When the lockdown first happened in my state last year, I literally watched a lady grab a loaf of bread, hold it like it was a football, as she pushed through and almost knocked over people. Over a loaf of bread...
So I don't want to see how they will handle this news.
Regardless of vaccination status, some stores are still requiring employees masks. A local grocery store has done it, and I believe Walmart is about to. They don’t enforce the requirement for customers though. In some places, fully vaccinated customers still have to wear masks since it’s still possible to spread the virus.
WaileaNoRei
Once and forever
I believe many stores would like to enforce the requirement for customers, however due to the fact that anti maskers have proven to be violent, as well as irresponsible and irrational. unfortunately, the poor store employees are literally risking their lives if they try and enforce requirements.
fully vaccinated people are being asked to wear masks again because the high number of irresponsible and selfish anti-vaxxers have allowed covid to proliferate to such an extent that we all must take precautions again. The fact is, it is much much harder for vaccinated people to catch covid, and so regardless of the fact that once infected they are potentially able to spread the illness, we would not be where we are if not for anti-vaxxers. The disease would not be spreading as it is without the antivaxxers and anti maskers.
(I also think antivaxxers seem to be inherently untrustworthy and willing to lie to avoid wearing a mask to protect themselves and others, necessitating an all or none approach)
The vaccines are safe and effective, and people are dying because people think getting vaccinated is a political statement - they are choosing to harm society as a whole based on completely fictional misinformation and political grandstanding,
and maddeningly, the anti-vaxxers and anti maskers will try and pass off new restrictions as ‘proof’ that the precautions and vaccines don’t work. Even though it is their own selfish, ignorant, and anti-social behavior which has led to this renewed outbreak and is literally, directly responsible for the deaths of countless people - the goal posts people complain about moving keep moving because of them. It is not a mystery, it is because the measures are only effective when a majority of society actually cares enough to contribute just the tiny, minimal amount that has been asked (by masking, social distancing, and getting vaccinated).
This current crisis was 100% avoidable, and the blame for it rests completely with the anti-vaxxer movement (not those who cannot be vaccinated due to real health issues, they are victims of the antivaxxers - to some extent even the antivaxxers are victims of this terrible disinformation movement - and many will die as a result)
I don’t mean to seem like is am attacking anyone here, but I am just so so tired, angry, and broken hearted by how many people just have no sense of personal responsibility, and who have entirely disregarded the social contract. The fact that these store employees already braving working with the public during a pandemic also have to fear for their emotional and physical safety due to antisocial conspiracy theorists is just so awful. For anyone facing that right now I am just so so sorry.
fully vaccinated people are being asked to wear masks again because the high number of irresponsible and selfish anti-vaxxers have allowed covid to proliferate to such an extent that we all must take precautions again. The fact is, it is much much harder for vaccinated people to catch covid, and so regardless of the fact that once infected they are potentially able to spread the illness, we would not be where we are if not for anti-vaxxers. The disease would not be spreading as it is without the antivaxxers and anti maskers.
(I also think antivaxxers seem to be inherently untrustworthy and willing to lie to avoid wearing a mask to protect themselves and others, necessitating an all or none approach)
The vaccines are safe and effective, and people are dying because people think getting vaccinated is a political statement - they are choosing to harm society as a whole based on completely fictional misinformation and political grandstanding,
and maddeningly, the anti-vaxxers and anti maskers will try and pass off new restrictions as ‘proof’ that the precautions and vaccines don’t work. Even though it is their own selfish, ignorant, and anti-social behavior which has led to this renewed outbreak and is literally, directly responsible for the deaths of countless people - the goal posts people complain about moving keep moving because of them. It is not a mystery, it is because the measures are only effective when a majority of society actually cares enough to contribute just the tiny, minimal amount that has been asked (by masking, social distancing, and getting vaccinated).
This current crisis was 100% avoidable, and the blame for it rests completely with the anti-vaxxer movement (not those who cannot be vaccinated due to real health issues, they are victims of the antivaxxers - to some extent even the antivaxxers are victims of this terrible disinformation movement - and many will die as a result)
I don’t mean to seem like is am attacking anyone here, but I am just so so tired, angry, and broken hearted by how many people just have no sense of personal responsibility, and who have entirely disregarded the social contract. The fact that these store employees already braving working with the public during a pandemic also have to fear for their emotional and physical safety due to antisocial conspiracy theorists is just so awful. For anyone facing that right now I am just so so sorry.
Absolutely agree. So disheartened by humanity during these times. Way too much entitlement and fighting against something that is there to protect us. Seems like that's all people want sometimes though - to fight against something. It makes them feel alive. They have this constant compulsion to get one over on authority, no matter the cost. It's ridiculous, cos there ARE ways to "stick it to the man", but none of them involve acting like an entitled tool over things that affect everyone.
Lt.Savior
Dipping Bopping Diving
I'm fully vaccinated. What strikes me is that some people are apposed to being vaccinated. Like some of my friends. Yet i know they have traveled to country's where vaccination for some of the local diseases in that country are mandatory. Otherwise you can't travel to those country's. But you won't hear them having problems with that.
Shellzilla_515
F1 fan who loves onions
It's especially frustrating living with those who have a negative point of view on vaccines and the pandemic in general. I keep hearing nothing but negativity when this topic is brought up. These kinds of people will want to nitpick negative things that fit their perspective and it boils my blood. I'm not saying that I'll dismiss legit facts that can be concerning and only listen to positive things, I want to hear a balanced view of it. Even if I wanted to speak up, the situation would only end up escalating. These so-called 'experts' are just adding fuel to the fire.
I would like to get vaccinated to protect others for the greater good, but the anti-vax mindset from my family on this topic is quite a frustrating challenge. Heck, they also didn't allow me to get other vaccine shots that are required in schools for whatever reason when I was younger (I am so sorry guys
). I really shouldn't have to make a decision based on whether or not my family will be fine with it if I get the shot. The virus is still running about as some places are going back into lockdown again. This isn't the time to be messing around.
