Whiterabbit-uk,

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Whiterabbit-uk, Why do you continue to get boosters that make you sick?

Andre Rodrigs,

It's better than getting full blown Covid. My first degree was biology, so I understand the working of vaccinations. Most people will get mild effects from any vaccine, but they are attenuated compared to the actual virus as our bodies quickly create the antibodies to fight them.

I've been housebound for virtually 17 years, so tend to suffer a little more when having these vaccinations due to my immune system not being as effective as it used to be (because I don't get
all the usual colds etc due to being isolated)

Whiterabbit-uk, I am sorry to hear about the side effects of your shot you received. My partner and I had both got COVID in 2020. He had to go to the hospital for 6 months and eventually became bedbound and needed a wheel chair. I did not want to lose him and did not want to get it severely again so we both got our first 2 shots and also the 2 boosters. The second booster however dragged me down for days and I felt like not doing anything. I hope you feel better. FYI Flu shot seemed to also drag me down as well.

sailorbear510 aka Jason,

Thank you J. I appreciate your words. I had my first ever Flu jab at the same time as my second booster last year and the effects of both were definitely worse than the booster I've just had. Still, I've just received my invitation for this year's flu jab, which I will happily have despite the effects, which will be much less than if I got full blown influenza (I've only had flu twice in my life and would not want to get it again)

My Australian side of the family are dead set against the Covid vaccinations because my uncle had his first shot last April. He proceeded to get a really bad chesty cough and passed away a few weeks after the jab. They all blamed it on the vaccination because prior to the jab he was absolutely fine.

Personally, I'm all for them

I hope your life partner has no long-term effects from Covid. You must have been really scared for him. Glad to hear he recovered.

Purely FWIW, you can also have allergic reactions to the vaccine's inactive ingredients. Could that be part or all of your reactions? Per the CDC: "
If you are allergic to polyethylene glycol (PEG), you should not get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
If you are allergic to polysorbate, you should not get Novavax or J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccines."

cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/different-vaccines/overview-COVID-19-vaccines.html

I'm in the 1st category, requested the J&J but the idgit used the Pfizer anyway for my 1st shot -- the next several days were a bit frightening.

Whiterabbit-uk, Thank you very much. In a couple of hours I am scheduled to test my eyes. My eye insurance reset so I can get new frames and lenses.

mike,

The booster I had was Moderna.

The only thing I'm allergic to (to my knowledge) is the glue that is used to stick large 7-day fentanyl patches. I used to be on those for about a year, but started to notice an itch after a few days, which over quite a short period got worse and worse to the point it was starting to leave a rash. The last time I used one it caused a rash within less than an hour of being on my arm. The 7-day patches were the old-fashioned fabric patches (similar to the old zinc oxide fabric plasters that were common in the 60's and 70's), with the perimeter of the patch covered in a 1cm wide glue. I now use a polythene backed patch where the glue and fentanyl are combined.

TWIMC
I am fully vaccinated and boostered too, I never get the flu vacc though but I am not one to catch every bug flying around. It was totally clear for me after I spoke with someone who has the same knowledge from studies like you have, Whiterabbit, to get it.
I don't discuss with anyone about this normally. Also wouldn't if I were against it. Cause it's everyones own decision, but I also thought it's somewhat a responsibility to the community. A community who never gave me anything then pain cause I am not like them (Asperger).

Anthea,

Hi Anthea,

Really sorry to hear of the lack of support you had growing up. My late father also had Asperger syndrome, though he was low on the scale. My great-nephew (my nieces' son) has full blown autism, which has been a nightmare for her and my sister (his grandmother), who have gone through the mill looking after him over the years.

I just thank God that there is much more understanding and usually appropriate support these days (though sometimes you have to fight for it here in the UK due to dwindling social care finances). My aunt (my father's sister) ended up in an asylum in the early 50's after trying to stab two of her brothers with a spoon - yes, it seems comical, but she still really hurt both of them). She was never diagnosed with autism, instead they said she was schizophrenic, but I remember things about her that pointed to autism.

She had a remarkable memory and could repeat conversations she'd had with other patients (both hers and the person she was talking with) in the asylum word for word many years later. I lived with my parents a lot during my childhood and youth, so saw a lot of her once she came home in 1968. She always talked to herself constantly, and when she repeated the replies from people she had conversed with, she would cup her hand over the side of her mouth.

When they closed the asylum down in the late sixties, my grandfather and grandmother looked after her until my grandmother passed away at the age of 80 (the same day as John Lennon, Dec 8th, 1980). My grandfather continued to look after her for several more years until his health and age forced the family to find a nursing home for my aunt. He was approaching ninety by then. I hold my grandparents in great esteem/respect for basically giving up a lot of their lives to look after her. Plus, it was thanks to my grandparents that I ended up going to university as they exposed me to lots of reading and gave me access to a dark room that my grandfather had as well as laboratories, and other things when I was young, which inspired me to go into the sciences., and they always encouraged me to aim higher. I was the only person in my family from my generation that went to university. I just wished both of them had lived to see me graduate as they would have been so proud. None of my family attended my graduation. :(

mike, Wasn't aware of those allergy warnings. Luckily, don't apply to me. But another excellent, useful post from you. Thanks!

Whiterabbit-uk, Just a little "oops" I found - the word "Career" is misspelled (Carrer). Love it though!

Whiterabbit-uk, is this really the place to talk about va(cc)ines? It is a very controversial theme, like religion or politics. Please, stick to the nice game reviews, and don't get to this theme again. For the story, I am unva(xx)ed and PROUD. Thank you

Kouman,

Hi Kouman, I didn't start the conversation and it did involve a few others. I respect everyone's view on such matters, and I truly hope that you don't catch the virus.

I did back in July after my wife brought it home from her college after being 'forced' around a small table with several other lecturers and several students. One of the students was obviously ill (she was coughing and spluttering). Everyone came down with Covid within days. Thankfully everyone had been vaccinated, so the symptoms were very much reduced to what they would or could have been if we hadn't received our vaccinations.

Again, I hope your stance on this issue doesn't backfire on you like it has with other anti vac people that I've read about in the news. It's your choice not to take advantage of these vaccines; so, I wish you all the luck in the world.

p.s. Over the 14 years I've moderated this comments section I've tried to make it as informal and friendly as possible; so, over the years have tried to add conversation, that includes current affairs and even discussions on health and life in general etc. The comments should be primely for the game being given away; but often subject matter that the community can equate with overshadow the gaming side but it's quite rare.

The owners of the site have never admonished me for the conversations I've had with the community that haven't been specifically game oriented and have allowed me to expand on this over the years, which is why I allow such comments.

Personally, I didn't think (and still don't) that it was a controversial theme. I apologise to you if you were offended, but as I've said in the past on this site; each to their own. I respect your decision not to
be vaccinated; you should respect my outlook on it also. Take care.
regards Stephen.

Whiterabbit-uk,

Thank you for your long answer.

Don't worry, my totally dysfunctional parents (very likely also on the specrum) would have refused a lot of help anyway. Once I was examined by the schools psychiatrist and I got no help cause my Mom faught like crazy against it (which I learned much later in life when grown up). But it was the 80s when I was a teenie and Aspergers wasn't really known then. Plus women on the lower side are very good at coping and masking cause we learn this from the day of our birth. It will change over the generations when the gender-specific bringing up gets washed away more.

Your great-nephew sufferd the same your sister and niece - it's so freaking hard to bring up a child with those needs as it is hard for the child to grow up cause it has no orientation as everyone else functions totally different.

The knowledge has grown a lot but still too less and the acceptance is still low, even under professionals like those from the disability insurance who should give you a pension if you are not able to work full time anymore.

Stuff like what your aunt did is always comical from the outside. My Mom suffers from psychotic episodes and my sister and I always joke about the things she does or thinks when an episode occurs but of course it's nerve-wrecking for us and for her. But we always treat her as respectfully as possible even if we have to admit her once again. I don't have a strong bond with her (after all what happend by bringing us up) but it helps to do the right things and being who I am helps too cause I am very rational when tough situations happen. This is the acting where neurotypical think we don't feel any thing, which of course it's not true but we are good at pushing it away to function until the storm is over.

Unfortunately I don't have any savant traits which could save me out of nine to five.

Your grandparents were awesome people to look after your aunt until they were too old. They deserve every resepct for this and also for lighting the spark in you to take up studies.
In my direct family we are all normal workers, my dad had a cousin who went to study music and was a music teacher but mental illnesses are very present on both sides of my family which makes me and my sister the even blacker sheeps as we don't play by their rules and refuse to play their sick mind games and such. I too grew up with my grandparents, they were my sitters as my mom had to work until my dad got a job with better earnings. And especially my granddad did a lot of good to me.

At the day of receiving my apprenticeship certificate no one was there either. My best friend was there with me and my boss and co-workers. I don't recall what it was, whem my sister finished - we are 10 years apart and until she was grown up, we didn't have much time together.
I am very sorry to read another story of a cool guy having been rejected by his parents. We are so many. But now enough of this. I didn't want to get away this much. Thank you for sharing a hurtful part of your life.

I know I don't say a lot here but I like you very much.

Anthea,

Hi again Anthea, it's unlikely many community members will see your reply to my previous comment answering yours, but before I approved the post, I thought I should ask you if you want it to be visible to the public? As it was a reply to my comment, and you've included a lot of personal information I wasn't sure you'd wish that. Please let me know if you wish it removed or to approve the comment.

I appreciate your candour and hope that you