People are all different from each other - and react differently to drugs and vaccinations. It has nothing to do with Atheism or being religious of course.Winston wrote: ↑September 8th, 2023, 10:52 amThat's interesting Yohan. Perhaps your body mixes well with vaccines? But our physiologies are all different. When I got a flu shot in 1993, I felt like crap. I felt like something bad had invaded my body. My cells told me that it was a mistake and that my body system is not compatible with vaccines. Maybe our souls are different too. Maybe your body and soul resonates with vaccines more than mine does? It could be that your body is more artificial and less connected to nature and spirituality, especially since you're an Atheist, so you connect more with artificial things like vaccines? No offense of course. We all are what we are, and we all have different physiologies. So our bodies aren't gonna react to the same things in all the same way. That's just the reality of things.Yohan wrote: ↑September 1st, 2023, 8:56 amI can only say, my experience with vaccination is very good so far.
I was every year two times, autumn and spring, up to 2008 seriously ill with bronchitis, even pneumonia, laryngitis, high fever, high blood pressure etc. - but from that year 2008 on I tried - recommended by my medical doctor - newly developed vaccination against seasonal flu (yearly) and improved vaccination against pneumonia (only 1 time, valid 5 years)
Vaccination side-effects do exist, about 2 days, we both felt sleepy, a bit pain in the left arm, something like that.
Best is to rest for 48 hours. No sports, no heavy work...
I was surprised, from 2008 on up to now, since 15 years already, I never had flu and bronchitis/pneumonia again. X-ray check every 2 years totally back to healthy, no shadows of pneumonia in my lungs anymore.
About covid-19, wife and I got 6 shots so far, and despite our trips around in Japan, and also for me my trips to Thailand and Philippines, we were never infected, all tests negative up to now.
Personally I don't care if somebody is vaccinated or not. This is also the official opinion of the Japanese government, if you want it it will be given to you and if not, who cares if you are not showing up....nobody is forced or even pushed into vaccination here in Japan.
In Japan the drug producer/importer, but even the Japanese government and hospital medical doctors can be kept legally liable and forced to payouts in case something is going wrong with vaccinations. Covid-19 related lump sum is fixed in case of severe disabilities or death of about US$ 350.000,-.
However so far out of about 408 million covid-19 shots (Pfizer, Moderna) given to more than 104 million people were resulting in about 7000 complaints, and about 2000 have to be considered as reasonable.
2000 complaints out of 408 million shots....How many percent are that? 0.000xxxx
I can only say that nobody of my family and friends (in Japan, Europe, Philippines) vaccinated up to 6x, had any serious side effect.
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A vaccine against flu in 1993? This is 30 years ago - Flu vaccine is improved and updated every year - I get it since 2008 every year - no serious side effects, and same with pneumonia vaccine every 5 years.
Not every vaccine is for everybody, if you never suffer of flu and severe pneumonia, why should you be vaccinated?
My situation was clearly different, I was suffering badly every year up to 2008 - even spent time as in-patient in hospitals - and after starting regular vaccination in 2008 never again...
About covid-19, 6x vaccinated, various travels within Japan, to Thailand, to Philippines, never infected, just back from Thailand - so in my case vaccination, why not?
Covid-19 no. 7 vaccination will start soon in Japan, and my next booking to Thailand is already confirmed, I will be out of Japan beginning of January 2024 for about one month....