After months of serious thought, I have decided to take the vaccine. If given a choice I would rather take the Moderna vaccine, even though I would have to take two shots compared to Johnson and Johnson.
I weighed the options and it is better to take the vaccine than to wait out the virus. Though there seem to be similarities with the flu, Covid-19 has shown itself to be more severe. Not only are the deaths concerning, but the side effects. People have had strokes and heart attacks after contracting the coronavirus. I have read where people were placed in comas and some have lost limbs.
I also listened to the other side as well. There are doctors, not necessarily right-wing nuts who feel there is no virus, who are against vaccinations and are blasting the government for withholding information on the casualties to the vaccine. These doctors are claiming that there are less expensive and less dangerous methods of treating covid-19. Some are also claiming preventive measures that the government is ignoring, like Zinc, Vitamin D3, and Vitamin C..
I was taking Vitamins D3and C for years but made them a regular diet plan last year.. I just added zinc back to my plan this year.
I also continue to use my saline solution. People look at me crazy when I theorize it is helpful, but you have to understand the logic.
Doctors have claimed from the beginning that covid-19 was an upper respiratory disease. According to them the virus is airborne and is passed mainly through the nose and mouth. This means your nasal passage is key, and probably why the protocol is to cover your face and face masks must cover the nose and mouth.
I have nad sinuses and I have always been prone to infections. I definitely know what they feel like. Years ago, I had one of those sinus infections, didn't properly treat it and I eventually had bronchitis. This happened to me at least twice. It started with the sniffles, nasal congestion, then sneezing. The postnasal drip then irritated my throat which led to a tickle, then a dry cough. If left alone that would cause phlegm to collect in my chest. I eventually learned (from my mother) to gargle with saltwater and vinegar. I had a Carribean ENT doctor who co-signed to doing that. The saltwater supposedly would wash the phlegm from the throat area, cutting down on the problems. I know I haven't had a chest cold since I started doing that years ago.
The same ENT doctor along with some allergy specialists also co-signed on saline solutions. These were used mostly to rinse out the sinus passage from allergy triggers like dust and other airborne problems. These are things that collect in our sinuses and cause irritation. This natural remedy is non-toxic and not only relieves stuffiness and congestion but may also rinse bacteria and viruses from the area.
I normally get a major sinus infection at least twice a year. The last time I was sick with one was late 2019 (which was particularly bad and I could swear was covid-19). Since then and definitely during the pandemic, I have used the saline rinse every day and I haven't caught anything. My theory was and still is, that if you rinse at least once a day (I do a couple of squirts in the morning and a couple during the evening), not only can you avoid the pesky sinus infections, but maybe, just maybe you can catch the virus before it actually gets to your throat and your lungs.
Further proof for ME is the fact my cousin was recently diagnosed with having coronavirus and quarantined. The odd thing was he felt fine. In fact, the nasal swab had a positive result, but the blood test showed negative. I don't think he uses a saline solution but there has to be some explanation for that. For me, it means that in the remote case the virus is not just spread through close contact, at least I am taking extra steps to keep myself safe.
I live by myself, have very few visitors, I wear my mask when I leave the apartment, and I social distance to a fault.I will not ride in the same area of the subway with you if you do not mask up. Bur, I feel it is a matter of time before something catches up with me. The vaccine may not keep me from getting covid-19, but according to everything I have heard, it should lessen the effects.
So I will add my name to the list and get my vaccine and pray my arm doesn't fall off.
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