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As someone who tested positive last Friday after being vaccinated back in March--I can say the symptoms I'm experiencing vs. some of my co-workers who just got full-on COVID are MUCH more mild. I've had a little congestion, some stuffiness, a head/neck ache, and a little upset-tummy. Some of my co-workers were out for weeks with the heavy flu-like symptoms and I'm sitting here wishing I could just clear my throat and go back to work.

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Glad you handled it well. My experience with Covid was even less mild (felt like a small hangover at worst). Clearly I am not at risk for hospitalization due to Covid, however am being pressured to receive a vaccine that I do not want/need/trust. I still do not understand how smart/intelligent people can defend, or outright vehemently advocate for, vaccine mandates given that what we know (not to mention that what we don’t). Brings to mind the following quote by Benjamin Disraeli; ‘the whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, yet wiser people are full of doubt.’

Vaccine mandates have been a thing for a 100 years. We have a right to protect public health. Get your vaccine and stop being a jerk.

> Vaccine mandates have been a thing for a 100 years.

Even longer. George Washington mandated smallpox inoculation for the army during the Revolutionary War in 1777, inoculating the current soldiers and then every recruit going forward.

At the time only about 1/4 of the soldiers had gained immunity by prior smallpox infection. The rest were vulnerable.

On the other side, most of the British soldiers had immunity so this put the Continental army at a big disadvantage, as a smallpox outbreak could incapacitate a whole regiment.

After the army was inoculated, they just suffered isolated smallpox infections that failed to incapacitate a single regiment.

The Native Americans and the slaves that had elected to fight for the British in exchange for their freedom did not have immunity and were devastated by smallpox, greatly reducing their impact on the war.

I guess you are also full of doubt with your wants/needs/trusts.

Even though you didn't get hit hard: I wish you a good recovery.

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