How Many COVID Vaccines Did You Get?

It's nearing the end of 2023, how many vaccines are you up to? Are you planning on getting more?

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Comments

        • -1

          I'm severely immuno compromised also, from transplantation. Against strict specialist advice and advisory that I will not qualify for another transplant should I ever require another organ, I remained unvaccinated and I don't regret a thing.

          I have my reasons and decisions were certainly not made lightly but with exhaustive and rigorous research that included literally 1000's of hours of listening to health experts that i trusted over and above doctors and specialists here at home that were looking after their careers and thus considered to be absolutely compromised, it was an easy decision in the end.

          I have instead spent the better part of the last 3 years being the very best version of myself in terms of maximising my diet, fitness and overall health. It's been an awakening to say the least to learn how absolutely broken and corrupt our healthcare system truly is when you learn about the entanglement that big pharma has with our totally bought and paid for health regulators and politicians.

          • -1

            @Bullion78: Not sure what rock-spiders were negging you for that post. All the best for the future and stay on the path, you will live longer and better for it.

            • -1

              @EightImmortals: Thanks mate, I was expecting nothing less than a few negs on this forum but always feel it's necessary to tell my story for balance.

          • +1

            @Bullion78: You've hit the nail on the head, Dr are people too and have invested significant part of their life and after witnessing those who spoke out demonized by industry and media it's no wonder they just play along and even justify in their mind that a "cookie" cutter mandate is the right thing, despite the field is always premised on an individualised approach for treatment.

            UK currently recommends the vaccine for anyone over the age of 65, US currently recommends the vaccine for anyone aged over 6 months, so literally a lifetime difference

            Good for you, you gotta take control of your own health, and it's clear you do research to understand what's best for you

        • How many times have you had covid

      • Every 6 months to keep up to date, unless infected, then it's 6 months from infection.

      • There might be new variants all the time, however, they have yet to come up with a proper vaccine for the new variants. Their solution is just to get the original vaccine so that you have a temporary 12 week immunity period that is a little bit better than having no immunity. No thanks, 2 and done so that I can keep my job. The annual flu vaccine will cover what we need.

    • +2

      I find it amazing that the only people who think 5G is making them sick are also convinced vaccines are some kind of conspiracy. Must be a first world problem kind of thing. I doubt people in war torn Ukraine or starving parts of Africa or whatever are worrying about this kind of shit.

      • Surprising number if anti vaxxers in Russia but it's a blame it on the decrepit west thing.

        • The anti vaxxer & jump on the conspiracy thing is a growing mental health issue, globally, but we have more than our fair share. You'd be surprised at the common denominators.Mainly white, mainly christian ( the extreme and selective end of that spectrum) and I think you'll find there's a big slab of migrants in the mix.

        • +1

          Or maybe they don't want to take a vaccine produced by what passes for a pharmaceutical industry in Russia and is named for a 1950s satellite.

          Dare I say that being anti-vax in Russia might make a bit more sense than in the west.

        • +1

          Thats a Slavic thing though. Massive AVs in that community.

          And I kinda get why. So many of them come from societies where the government ruled and did everything for them, and a hell of a lot of times they did not do things in their interests, which makes them very untrusting of government and strangers in general.

          On the flip side, you have places like the US where the government is minimally involved, compared to other nations, so there is also there a very untrusting element of government and strangers in general, precisely the opposite government makeup.

          My point is

          Too much government= not so great
          Too little government= not so great
          A moderate level of government= meh, I guess we'll take it.

      • +1

        The rate of the unvaccinated and fraudulent vaccination cards is quite high in a lot of third world countries.

      • +5

        Multiple African countries leaders rejected covid testing & vaccination in 2021 iirc, at least one of them specifically called out the tests and vaccines as untrustworthy based on their governments own verification. Covid hysteria was the strongest in the west, despite whatever "a current affair" sourced opinion you have.

      • Wait until they find out about 6G! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6G_(network)

        • +7

          You might want to open your eyes a little more and actually have look around you and stop believing everything you're been told from only one side of the coin.
          The data has updated a lot from obviously the last time you looked at it, there was no herd immunity, it didn't stop transmission, the efficacy was less than 0.84% for the original Pfizer vaccine and its only gotten worse since, people under the age of 50 with no co-morbidities had a higher risk of dying from the vaccination than Covid itself, the endless lists of health problems caused by these mRNA vaccinations and with some of those that are completely unknown to science, no long term data to support the outlook of everybody's potential health effects/issues who participated in this experiment and that's all just the tip of the iceberg.
          It's up to if you or not if you want to believe me or if you actually want to find the data and read it for yourself, it's all readily available to read and only you have the choice to make your own decisions in what you want to believe in or not.
          There are two sides to every coin and it doesn't hurt to take a look on the otherside from time to time. Just my two cents worth.

          • @ConsumerAffairs:

            efficacy was less than 0.84%

            Some clear lack of understanding or misrepresentation of data there.

            ARR vs RRR etc etc.

            You didn't get that "fact" from a scientific report, that's more a tiktok fact.

            The dangers of 'readily available to read' clearly not directly meaning 'readily available to comprehend'

            • @SBOB: I'm well aware of the difference between Absolute Risk vs Relative Risk. So what number would you think that would sell better to the general public? 0.84% or 95% effective? These figures came directly from Pfizer themselves from the Phase II clinical trials, you might want to ask why the government cherry picked the 95% figure.
              Numbers are and have always been my thing and there's been some numbers and data through this pandemic that are scary and uncomprehendable to a fair amount of the population.
              All the "facts" as you say are all out there in the public domain and on government sites too mind you.
              BTW, I don't do the whole social media thing so I just may comprehend things a little better than most.

              P.S. I'm not going to start quoting every single figure or sourcing every piece of information to someone who's just going to try and shut down my opinions/comments with some form of derogatory comment on what they think I am. If you interested enough you'd go look for itself anyway.

              • @ConsumerAffairs:

                cherry picked

                For all other vaccines or pharmaceutical products, which efficacy rate values are used when representing their expected efficacy over a population?
                It's not cherry picking if it's the standard form/method of representing the data within that industry/sector.

                It's chery picking to ignore that and use the alternative with providing no constructive or informative basis as to what the difference is between the two measurements, how the two values are obtained and why there is such a large difference between the two (because, that would defeat the point right)… or, you know, just keep repeating tiktok "facts"

                I just may comprehend things a little better than most.

                When you spout that efficacy rate in your rant/post, I'll agree to disagree

          • -1

            @ConsumerAffairs: no i simply paid attention to year 9 science

            if you want to debate whether the specific vaccine was effective or not, thats fine. just present the evidence.
            but dont go around telling others to "open their eyes" and dont trust the data presented

            when you either dont have data, but cherry picking the specific data that fits your narrative

            beyond that, any suggestions that vaccines in general dont work shouldnt even be a conversation. Polo, measles etc werent just miracly cured by thoughts and prayers. They were vaccines. An entire generation didnt get 5G while getting vaccines for those diseases

            Your 2cents literally adds no value to the conversation other than trying to feel like your one of the special ones that arent sheeple

            theres a fine line between being smart and skeptical and downright conspiracy theorist

          • +1

            @ConsumerAffairs: It makes me sad your very easily disproven ideas in your comment are being up voted. People are very easy to mislead when they're scared or worried about new things.

            I honestly wonder how many articles you read and ignored to support your misunderstanding, or whether it was just one that summarised a bunch of information incorrectly and you're relying on that.

      • If 5G makes you sick then by comparison the Sun's UV rays will kill you.

        • Why? And the Suns UV rays will kill you though…

      • -1

        @AustriaBargain: FYI: Ukraine or starving parts of Africa are not worried about 5G coz they still don't have 5G. Something to ponder about isn't it?

        • Yes, 5G is available in some African countries. According to a report by GSMA, a global trade organization for mobile operators, only seven African countries, including South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, will have 5G by 2025. This will account for only 3% of mobile data compared to 16% globally 1.

          However, more than a dozen African countries are either testing or have rolled out the next-gen network 2. These countries include Botswana, Egypt, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe 2.

          It’s worth noting that the journey to deploying 5G in Africa is not going to be smooth. Governments in Africa are optimistic that they will one day use 5G to do large-scale farming using drones, introduce autonomous cars into roads, plug into the metaverse, activate smart homes and improve cyber security. However, the challenges have revolved around spectrum regulation clarity, commercial viability, deployment deadlines and low citizen purchasing power of 5G enabled smartphones and expensive internet 2.

          I hope this information helps!

      • Starving people in Africa don't worry about 5G because most have no idea what 5G even is (they certainly aren't getting any 5G towers built in their localities). They still have their own beliefs that I'm sure first worlders like yourself would find ridiculous, like how doctors were the ones spreading ebola and general trust in witchdoctors,

    • +9

      At the time of viewing this post I see 98 intelligent or very lucky OBs that were smart enough to avoid taking these troublesome experimental COVID-19 vaccines.

      The rest are "Guinea Pigs" whether by choice or not….unfortunately.

      Personally I have ended up with irrepairable nervous system damage (that has been proven to be directly attributable to my 2 shots of astra zeneca) which has affected my mobility and bodily functions.

      I note that neurological disorders rank the highest in COVID-19 vaccine damage and detrimental side effects on people.
      Ive also met several others with similar damage to thier bodies from these vaccines.
      So Im not an isolated case.
      How they all lied about this fact. It was never mentioned in the list of side effects until very late.
      Google "Astra Zeneca and Guillain-Barré Syndrome" if you want proof.

      Its also proven that the more of these shots you have, the higher the probabilty you will end up in hospital.
      The proof is in the breakdown of the statistics of the number of people in hospital for COVID-19 issues.
      More than half of the poeple in hopital with COVID related issues had 4 shots or more. With numbers dropping rapidly to nobody in hospital who had NOT had the vaccine.

      • +3

        How they all lied about this fact. It was never mentioned in the list of side effects until very late.

        Truly sorry about the direct effects you've suffered from the jabs.

        However, they knew before the rollout (Octover 2020) what the potential effects were:
        https://www.fda.gov/media/143557/download (pg 17 of the pdf)
        GBS is first on the list.
        https://www.fda.gov/media/143530/download (pg 31 of the pdf)
        GBS is fourth on the list.

        They did good work in researching what could happen.
        But when these effects started to happen to people, there was only denial.

        • +1

          Pity this disclosure was not replicated in Australia or in the UK as far as Astra Zeneca is concerned.
          At least not until July 2021 !!!
          https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/guillain-barre-syn…

          AZ was not marketed in the US as they were pushing thier own vaccines.

          • @HeWhoKnows:

            AZ was not marketed in the US as they were pushing thier own vaccines.

            The US version of AZ was the Janssen (J&J).

            And I have no doubt the TGA would of been aware of those documents.

            • @mrdean: Agree 100%
              But not disclosed

              I was certain the J&J vaccine was of similar type but different manufacturer

              • @HeWhoKnows:

                But not disclosed

                No, when reports starting coming out they were called potential "very rare" complications possibly caused by the jabs.

                Still, now, years later, they (the TGA) cannot & will not admit to any jab harms. They still use words like "probably" or "likely".

                • @mrdean: And rolling in cash handouts from the vaccine manufacturers for approving their vaccines

        • Disclosure, I hate pretty much everything about how the rollout was handled, but those docs don't really mean much as they were broad potential risks with no incidence rates given. At the time the argument was that the risk of side effects was lower than risk of covid complications.
          Its like how panadol packs talk about all kinds of death and damage as risks.

          That said, at the time of roll-out I remember being very suspect of the clinical trials. I'll have to dig to find it again, but I believe it was the Moderna trial that heralded "no covid cases" in their 30k vaccinated group, but also somehow had no cases in their 30k control group. Covid incidence rate at the time was like 1 in 5 so it was super suss haha

      • -2

        the fact that the first line is patting yourselves on the back for being intelligent just goes to show this is really all about trying to feel special and smart and not really about the cure or disease at all

        • +1

          The fact you're being smug about intelligence is quite ironic given two sentences later they said they did get the jab. They were calling others intelligent, not themselves.

          …but I don't think that matters to you, becuase its more about trying to feel smart ;)

          • -2

            @900dollaridoos:

            given two sentences later they said they did get the jab

            who claimed otherwise

            the point was about conspiracy theories claiming we are being used as guinea pigs, not that this specific person got the jab or not

            muh reading comprehension

            bro really went for the intelligence attack angle while not even comprehending the point of the post

            the WHOLE point of this is that theres a bunch of dunning krugers out here claiming some higher order mass conspiracy, when there either isnt or outcomes are merely a consequence of extra ordinary circumstance.

            i.e. rushing out a vaccine at unprecedented speeds (thanks to breakthrough MRNA technology making it possible) to solve an unexpected global pandemic. Instead of seeing it for the breakthrough in modern medicial science. its instead being perceived as a government opression tactic and big pharma using you as guinea pigs

            i understand some people experienced side effects. i understand its an imperfect medicine. But guess what, so is all medicine. They warned of possible side effects and symptoms. But in lieu of an outbreak getting worse and the broader community remaining unvaccinated vs vaccinating using a solution with a greater than 95% effacy

            which makes more sense?

            we had almost 7 million people die to the outbreak globally, the vaccine slowed the numbers down drastically. So now people in the comfort of their "mild flu like symptoms" can exert their boundless time and energy complaining how it wasnt handled with expert flawless precision.

            We live in a society, you collectively work for the greater good. Sometimes in unprecedented situations like this, you make a call that means the solution doesnt work perfectly for 4.7% of the population (that doesnt even mean insta death, just means that the effacy is just weaker), so that the rest are fine

            however the unqualified anecdotal empircal evidence brigade here think theres higher motives at play as the primary driver behind all this.

            sometimes things are as simple as they appear on the surface. and i get that people are upset that they may have fallen into that 4.7%. But ontop of deeper nuance, the misinformation being spread has pulled the collective intelligence on medical science knowledge and perception in our society back decades and may never be the same again.

            To the point that we have to debate basic scientific knowledge around statistics, probability, how viruses and vaccines work and effacy (stuff we have learned and validated over 100 years) on the internet like we are sworn enemy tribes

            it used to be u just get a needle, winge about a sore arm for 2 days, notice that ur 5g reception somehow got better and move on with ur life

            • +1

              @furythree:

              who claimed otherwise

              You. Your first comments said he was patting himself on the back for being intelligent. A simple re-read of his, or my, comment would show you he was calling OTHER people intelligent.

              muh reading comprehension

              Irony. Anyway I stopped reading here, there was far too much waffle after this. Thanks for typing though :)

              • -3

                @900dollaridoos: hes calling the anti vaxxers lucky and intelligent. supporting them, thereby grouping himself with their lot

                so how is he not patting "themselves" on the back for "being intelligent"?

                just because he himself ended up taking the vaccine doesnt change the fact that he now sides with the antivaxxer movement because he unfortunately seems to have fallen into the edge case of suffering symptoms.

                but now that suddenly means that everyone else who is against the vaccine is "intelligent"

                its literally the antithesis of intelligence to use 1 statistical sample size to draw a conclusion and the fact that intelligence is even being discussed here is the whole point/problem being made here.

                thats assuming your reading ability can even get you this far
                "i stopped reading" is code for "i cant think of a counter"

                before you keep making a fool of yourself pointlessly trying to defend these parrots. you can save yourself the effort

                the damage is already done by them, society has broken almost permanently into two tribes.
                But thanks to the efforts of those who worked on the vaccine and everyone in the medical industry providing ancillary support to those grateful and ungrateful, we can at least manage it

                So you can save your breath, take the vaccinne or make it your identity that you are scared of a jab, i dont really care at this point. The rest of us will just have to manage around your selfish choices when you become the next super spreader

                no debate over the internet is going to change your mind anyway. go back to writing medical journals or something, whatever that dayjob you have which apparently makes you super qualified on this subject matter

                • +1

                  @furythree: Im really sorry but I'm not reading that either :)

                  • -2

                    @900dollaridoos: yeah i figured itd be too high a wordcount for you :D

                    but the evidence is there for everyone else to see

                    run along now

            • @furythree:

              rushing out a vaccine at unprecedented speeds (thanks to breakthrough MRNA technology making it possible) to solve an unexpected global pandemic.

              Wut?

              The vaxx's were completely useless and the Pfizer executives testified under oath that they had no clinical evidence they worked at all and then on top of that, had never even tested them to see if they had any capacity to stop or lessen the chance of spreading the virus they didn't work against in the first place.

              • -3

                @infinite:

                The vaxx's were completely useless and the Pfizer executives testified under oath that they had no clinical evidence they worked at all and then on top of that, had never even tested them to see if they had any capacity to stop or lessen the chance of spreading the virus they didn't work against in the first place.

                https://www.factcheck.org/2022/10/scicheck-its-not-news-nor-…

                The COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials were designed to study the vaccine’s safety and efficacy in preventing symptomatic disease, not transmission. But online publications now misleadingly present the fact that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was not tested for transmission as a “shocking admission” and proof that the company and the government lied.

                literally 2nd search result

                its like stop and think for a second

                how do u do a traditional full suite clinical trial that was purposely allowed to cut through red tape in order to ensure a vaccine was fast tracked for an unprecedented global pandemic

                its almost like it was intentional and planned and not some conspiracy

                yet again taking piecemeal information to spin a conspiracy. stop looking for misleading information to validate your biases

                The MRNA technology that was used for some of the vaccines are considered a medical science breakthrough if you look into. Ironically it should actually instill MORE confidence in you that it would work given how it works

                The COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna are messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines, which prompt our cells to make a protein that triggers an immune response inside our bodies.

                The use of mRNA technology, which creates immunity differently than traditional vaccines, is a key reason COVID-19 vaccine testing and development was done in under a year.

                https://www.umms.org/coronavirus/covid-vaccine/mrna

                you should be happy that the silver lining here is the MRNA tech that was developed as a result of this pandemic, which can now be used to find vaccines against things like malaria. But im sure the conspiracy theorists will find a way to spin that negatively too

                i was closely following the progress of this in real time, when it happenned. had to pinch myself that we actually got to see such a significant breakthrough in our lifetime
                instead of reading shithole articles that spin narratives that achieve nothing for society

                • +1

                  @furythree: Here's one of the Pfizer executives literally testifying in the EU Comm that they rushed the product to market without any testing, because "we didn't want to miss out on getting a product out into the market", audibly laughing at the notion it was ever effective: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-CCaJLR1zhQ

                  • -2

                    @infinite: that video literally re iterates what i just said including the article i quoted…not disprove/discredit/counter

                    i.e. they had to move quickly to get the vaccine out as requested by the government

                    reason? as i stated above the USgov publically allowed them to bypass red tape incl fast tracking past traditional testing requirements
                    It was disclosed publically before and during when they did it. so whats the issue here? many people were like "thank god they are flagging them right through so we can stop this pandemic and get it over with asap" at the time. But now suddenly its a conspiracy like they were hiding it

                    an EU fishing expedition means nothing

                    how is that evidence?

                    audibly laughing at the notion it was ever effective

                    no? she chuckled at the question. because it was the second/third time they asked the same thing in a different way. shes laughing cause the answer wouldnt change no matter how many times you ask.

                    Not that your out of context clip from murdoch tabloid news.com.au would ever show you

                    do you seriously get your info from tiktok shorts? i cant believe you seriously pulled a youtube short as some sort of evidence when ive given you objectively rational evidence suggesting otherwise. it almost seems like youve staked your whole personality behind this being some sort of conspiracy or something

                    i was literally tracking the research, info and news in real time as it happenned.

                    heck i even had first hand information about what was happenning in china, from a colleague who returned from Wuhan a week before that city was locked down and the world even knew there was about to be a pandemic. The timing was scarily uncanny as she was days away from being unable to return to australia for like 2 years in hindsight

                    yet i still see people tout other conspiracies like covid isnt real or was released on purpose

                    this shits getting tiresome. u realise it takes no effort to post bs and crap, but a whole lotta energy to disprove misinformation by adding evidence and context

                    thats why its so easy to NOT INCLUDE relevant information and post misinformation with videos like that that have zero context and present them in a biased light.

                    stop being fooled by this tabloid shit

                    even i understand these vaccines have risks, affect everyone differently. But its not this black and white lies about "it straight up doesnt work and was never tested"

      • +2

        I recall at the time that the Gov was so intent on ensuring a smooth vaccine rollout that most of the media fell into line by actively promoting the benefits without giving due consideration to the costs/risks. To understand the risks, it seemed to me that you'd need to actively hunt it out for yourself. It has subsequently been revealed that those who took the stance that the risks were too great were censored on various media platforms (youtube, twitter, instagram, etc - bare in mind these were the only outlets which would publish these opinions as mainstream media were pushing the a pro-vax agenda). The censorship of dissent is the thing that upset me the most as I didn't feel like a healthy debate was occurring. Ultimately I've decided to stop at 3 shots - none have harmed me (at least not to my knowledge) but one of my close friends did have a serious vaccine reaction, and one of my workmates suffered from a heart condition that caused her to ultimately leave her role (I wasn't close enough with her to enquire as to exactly what happened).

        we need to avoid the 'us' versus 'them' when it comes to this debate as it doesn't serve a proper purpose and it doesn't meaningful advance discussions nor does it create an environment where opinions can be changed.

        • It was the state governments that made it "us and them", especially by allowing vaccine mandates that served no purpose other than to stand good hard working employees down

      • -1

        Really sorry to hear, but you do realize this is a known side effects of vaccines in general such as the influenza vaccination?

        There are always side effects and for the greater public good it was decided that the very small rates per million is worth the net benefit (for both covid and the flu vaccines for a start).

        It's awful you are affected, but this is not due to poor testing or something inherently wrong with the covid19 vaccines - although other types are less likely to cause GBS they are more likely to cause other issues such as heart problems.

        Don't mistrust science and evidence just because of unfortunate luck.

        • The Covid jab has the highest rate of deaths, injuries and reported severe adverse effects by medical practitioners of any drug authorized for use by the TGA, in the history of medicine in Australia.

          Over 139,000 incidents have been reported SO FAR. We currently have not one, but three federally funded Covid vaccine claims schemes for those who suffered at the hands of the untested products.

    • +1

      I got 4 doses.. Last one was in May.. Still caught the latest variant. So yes the count doesnt matter.
      And Moderna is supposed to be more longlasting and i actually had pfizer for my 4th.

    • yet my tv reception has gotten worse

  • +11

    Gotta collect the whole set

    • I hear woolies are giving them away next week, 1 shot for every $100 spent..

      • +1

        sadly still prob a better promo than anything given away from them in the last few years..

        the kids kind of enjoyed the lego rip-offs i guess.

  • +12

    It seems like something they'll eventually just add to the suite of annual flu shots.

    • +4

      This would be fine for me. My last COVID shot had the same after affects as flu shot so basically nothing.

    • +3

      I wish the flu shot was free for everyone. If flu costs billions in productivity you'd think they would want everyone to get the vaccine. I remember when I worked at Dominos the franchise owner convinced the manager to come in when sick and he was pale and dripping with sweat, could barely stand. Half the crew was knocked out with the flu over the next week. I remember vomiting in the middle of my shift. If vaccines could have even lowered the chance of that happening it would have saved the owner money and stress.

      • +3

        Did all the Dominos staff get the jab? Or was this before 2021?

        My ex-workplace had loads of staff off sick once the jabs rolled out.

        • Dunno, haven't worked fast food in years. This was pre-covid.

        • Sounds like a great way to get paid sick days off…

      • Seems like intelligence would have also saved the owner money and stress. Not a fan of businesses spreading flu especially when they are customer facing.

        • He saw his only manager, only qualified manager, not being there as costing him money. He also saw hand washing as costing him money, it takes a full 30 seconds to properly wash and dry your hands, so the hand wash station was often blocked off by other machinery or used to rinse frozen seafood. Minimum casual is like $25.41 an hour right, so each hand wash is like 21 cents straight out of his pocket.

          • @AustriaBargain: I take it that working at Dominos cured you of fast food.

            • +1

              @rumblytangara: Yeah that's what did it, it was my last fast food job. Maccas was my first, which was hard work but the managers were young guys and gals themselves who appreciated a cheeky joke.

      • Why ?

        The flu jab only protects you against about 3 or 4 of the literally hundreds of thousands of variants of it. Even then, the 3 or 4 it does work against, it's a guess of which one's will be prominent almost a year ahead of time and even then, it only reduces the effects of one of those 3 or 4 variants to a varying degree (if at all) in only some people who get the flu shot.

        Why would the govt pay billions to a big foreign pharma company over something like that? Financially speaking, that would be like paying a million dollars up-front to insure yourself against a broken finger nail.

    • +1

      Yes that is the latest marketing scam. People were getting a bit cagey about a new 'boosters' coming out every 5 minutes while their health keeps getting worse.

      • -3

        God's onto it

    • -2

      Nah, it will all go in milk and in drinking water. So everyone will be vaxxed if they drink or bathe.
      You'll be able to tell cookers via aroma or elevated panting syndrome

    • Only the elderly focused flu shot IMO, not the regular one.
      The flu impacts the young and elderly the most, whilst covid effects the elderly the most and has almost mo impact on the young. It took the health bodies a long time before they even allowed covid vaccines to be administered to the young as the rare serious side effects possibly outweighed the limited effects of covid on kids.

      • It wasn't a "possible", it was guaranteed the negatives outweighed any possible benefits.

  • +2

    Probably better if seen as a Venn diagram with those who get a Flu vaccine.

  • +29

    What a scam

    • +18

      Wealth transfer

      • +1

        What do you think about AUKUS?

        • +23

          They should have named it in order of the importance of the member countries.

          USUKA

          Pronounced "you sucker".

          • +9

            @GordonD: I hope you made that up yourself, that's gold.

      • -7

        lol how is a vaccine an example of wealth transfers

        • +15

          Shows how oblivious you are

          • -3

            @vodamerc: lol

            Please explain how a vaccine can result in a wealth transfer?

            • +4

              @DogGunn: I'm guessing citizens pay taxes to Government. Government uses tax payer money to buy covid vaccines from Big Pharma. Big Pharma pays bonuses out to directors and executives due to record profits. Wealth transfer from everyday low workers to the wealthy 1%

              • +1

                @illusion99: That's not a wealth transfer unless you consider pretty much every government expenditure a wealth transfer.

            • +1

              @DogGunn: The Covid pandemic drives Pfizer’s 2022 revenue to a record $100 billion

        • Really?

          • -2

            @Slunk78: Yes really. That has to be one of the dumbest and least efficient methods of transferring wealth.

            I really don't think you guys know what a wealth transfer is.

        • +2

          the ozbargainers who contribute $2 in taxes are having their moneys being transfered to the elites instead of building another stadium in parramatta or being funneled away by another overbudget m7 tunnel expansion, so that the parmecutical overlords can mind control them

          cause the govt cares so much about some rando living in the western suburbs. Theyre so important the global elites initiated this mass conspiracy to extract revenue from them

          and theyre the hero thats going to save us all by warning us and not taking a vaccination

          or something along those lines, idk im not a nut

      • +2

        can confirm, i am wealthier now since i had the jab

        • Was the wealth transferred directly to your arm?

          • +1

            @DogGunn: nah bank account, i will own everything and be happy

  • -1

    I said 4, but now I think on it, maybe it was 5 (after this year). It's all a bit of a blur, really.

    And yes, it'll just be part of my regular immunisation schedule.

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