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Would I be a bad person for waiting to get my booster shot?

Asked by Cindy1302 (806points) September 12th, 2022

I was gonna get my third booster. I got my last one 4 months ago. I was gonna go to rite aid to get it but they said they arent doing it now but the church in my town will be doing it on Saturday. That’s 6 days away. There is a town south of me, and there is a town north of me. Both are 30 mins away. They may be giving the shots, but im not sure. The thing is my car has been having all sorts of problems. None right now that I’m aware of, but with my luck something will happen so I just don’t like to drive it long distances. Also, I just don’t like driving around in towns im not very familiar with out of fear of causing a wreck. What do you think. Would it he fine to wait?

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janbb's avatar

Sure. you can wait a while. More boosters will be available very soon. I wouldn’t wait too long.

P.S. You might want to look at who put that idea in your head that many actions will make you be a “bad person.” Most people make decisions that are right for them.

Jeruba's avatar

I agree with @janbb: where does this endless “bad person” stuff come from? It can’t be good for you.

There are lots of ways to make mistakes and even do a few bad things, but very little of it actually gets you a “bad person” label. Postponing a vaccination is never going to cause you to be saturated with evil.

I suggest you look for someone who can counsel you on the subject of excessive anxiety.

Meanwhile, just get the shot as soon as you can.

chyna's avatar

No, get it when it is available in your area.
And please drop that sentence out of your vocabulary! Do not ask if you would be a bad person for anything.
A better way to ask this question would have been “Will I still be protected from Covid if I wait a couple more weeks until the new vaccine is in my area?”
This will work on your self confidence to leave that sentence out.

RocketGuy's avatar

If you worked at an immune-compromised seniors facility that needed all of their employees to be vaccinated, and you refused all vaccines yet still insisted on coming to work – then we might consider you to be bad/selfish. You’ve had boosters so Covid won’t be particularly dangerous for you. Waiting for the new vaccine is probably a good idea. That’s what I will be doing.

Forever_Free's avatar

Get it when you can. There is no good or bad here.

RayaHope's avatar

@Cindy1302 You and I have the same problem, we both see ourselves in a negative way even if we don’t realize it. Trust me I know, I don’t know I’m doing that until someone points it out to me. I have been treated very poorly growing up and I admit that has much to do with this BUT the BOTH of us have to work at being much more POSITIVE towards ourselves. This is the only way we are going to succeed in life and become all the greatness that we deserve to be! I know I will falter at some point BUT we have to strive to be better than this. I know it is gonna be hard to do but everything worth doing is not easy.

SergeantQueen's avatar

Jesus Christ Cindy, they are not going to lock you up for murder

KRD's avatar

Don’t be paranoid @Cindy1302! I haven’t gotten a single vaccine for COVID and I still haven’t gotten it. If it bothers you too much don’t get it.

RocketGuy's avatar

@RayaHope – good points. We make mistakes all the time. Many times, the consequences of a mistake turn out to be smaller than we initially imagined. Then you will have leeway to go a little easier on yourself.

RayaHope's avatar

^^ Someone once told me that I am probably harder on myself than anyone else ever was. I don’t know about that but I do know that I get disappointed in myself for underperforming the way I think I should. maybe I have unrealistic expectations. I just want to be normal.

Forever_Free's avatar

@RayaHope you are above the normal.. Don’t undersell yourself.

RayaHope's avatar

^^ There I go again undermining myself even when I don’t know it :(

Entropy's avatar

First of all, getting a booster at all is YOUR CHOICE. Do listen to your doctor’s recommendations about your risk factors, but ultimately, YOU DECIDE. Nothing about not getting the vaccine makes you a bad person. Even if you hadn’t gotten ANY. I would personally disagree with that choice, but it doesn’t make someone a bad person. Remember, the vaccines are only so-so at preventing spread. Their MAIN VALUE is that they DRAMATICALLY reduce the likelihood of you getting a serious infection should you catch covid. THAT is why you should get them…to protect YOURSELF.

Now you’re only 4 months out from your last booster? I’d say you’re fine to wait anyway, but if you have low risk factors and you aren’t going to raves or other close-contact public situations, you’re probably pretty safe. The boosters are in low supply right now, so waiting a bit to allow others to go first is actually not a bad thing—- again, provided that you yourself are a low risk individual. If you’re high-risk, then you should probably go get the booster.

But ultimately, don’t listen to random strangers on the internet about this. Talk to your DOCTOR. It’s literally their job.

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