No one should be put in that position to decide. -- GSOHokie01 07/08/2021 7:53PM
I read your reasons three times on why the decision for no vaccination -- VaTechie 07/08/2021 6:46PM
For sure ... as I said in a previous post this is not a 'big deal' to me .. -- vt90 07/08/2021 6:52PM
I hope she can take your scented candles with her to camp. There must -- PhotoHokieNC 07/08/2021 4:07PM
I have an older son (nearly 23) who made the decision to get vaccinated -- HokieEngineer 07/08/2021 3:59PM
The worst of this is not with peer pressure or school systems, it's the -- PhotoHokieNC 07/08/2021 4:33PM
Yeah ... -- vt90 07/08/2021 4:05PM
H'mmm. My understanding is the antibody's from the infection only last 5 -- HokieDelNorte 07/08/2021 4:35PM
Consider how that could be possible, or even known yet ** -- ColoVT82 07/08/2021 7:38PM
We are about 18 months into the disease. ** -- HokieDelNorte 07/08/2021 9:06PM
And the vax has been in use for what, 6months? ** -- ColoVT82 07/09/2021 06:22AM
Not saying how long vaccination works except still effective after -- HokieDelNorte 07/09/2021 08:43AM
You're her parent, not her friend. If you had already been vaccinated, -- IB4TECH 07/08/2021 3:45PM
See my posts below. 100% based on the near-zero risk for her. -- vt90 07/08/2021 3:50PM
Sorry it sounded harsh, but these are extremely effective vaccines and the -- IB4TECH 07/08/2021 3:58PM
Your statement that the consequences in children is small is untrue -- Vienna_Hokie 07/08/2021 7:44PM
I am not sure it changes our bodies RNA -- VaTechie 07/08/2021 10:16PM
That is correct, the difference with this vaccine vs previous ones -- HokieForever 07/09/2021 07:41AM
The OP opined that the risk in kids was low. ** -- IB4TECH 07/08/2021 8:07PM
Risk assessment, sure. Coercion feels so good, doesnt it. ** -- ColoVT82 07/08/2021 2:32PM
My son's 18 year teammate was vaccinated - now dealing with myocardia -- Happy Dog 07/08/2021 2:28PM
That's wild. The odds of that are extremely rare. 226 cases out of 17 mill. -- HokieGator 07/08/2021 4:17PM
You would be shocked how common Myocarditis is in the general -- HokieForever 07/08/2021 4:53PM
What they're doing is absolutely insane -- arlingtonhokie 07/08/2021 2:43PM
No real argument there -- Happy Dog 07/08/2021 3:19PM
Yea it is a mess luckily the wife and I stuck with animals. -- fordham 07/08/2021 3:12PM
I get where you are coming from. Risk/reward is different for us -- No Clue 07/08/2021 1:53PM
Yes it's happening, heard from several friends -- One4VT 07/08/2021 1:51PM
Our youngest (14) is fully vaccinated -- VT Pops 07/08/2021 1:23PM
Yeah, heard a lot of shingles horror stories myself. I'm due for my second -- Tafkam Hokie 07/08/2021 1:51PM
First shingles shot kicked my arse ** -- FfxStationHokie 07/08/2021 1:28PM
The tough decisions parents have to make. You do your best and -- 133743Hokie 07/08/2021 1:22PM
Please don't take this political what? Do you mean "politically?" ** -- WestyHokie 07/08/2021 1:16PM
Both would have been appropriate I suppose ... -- vt90 07/08/2021 1:46PM
My 12 yr old just got back from 2 camps. 1 was a teen conference in Ohio -- HokieGator 07/08/2021 1:05PM
You framed your (and her) decision about the vaccine entirely as... -- BB Hokie 07/08/2021 1:00PM
Right on and great post ** -- wc hokie 07/08/2021 3:40PM
Everyone has had the chance to get vaccinated at this point, minus kids. -- psychobilly 07/08/2021 3:04PM
This will last forever. I don't see the virus dying out with so many not -- UTPr0sim 07/08/2021 3:34PM
If you’re vaccinated you’re most likely safe & if you aren’t that was your -- Hoakie82 07/08/2021 5:54PM
Here is a question for you ... -- vt90 07/08/2021 1:03PM
@VT90, I think you are oversimplifying the societal impact of vaccination. -- Gobble Gobble 07/08/2021 2:20PM
Except you cannot eradicate as you will never get the -- fordham 07/08/2021 3:15PM
No, but the fewer vaccinated, the more mutations and put more at risk -- reestuart 07/08/2021 3:40PM
If that is the case we should be focused on vaccinating the 'at risk' -- vt90 07/08/2021 2:33PM
As the VT researcher said this week - "The first shot is for you. The 2nd -- Stork 07/08/2021 2:33PM
I get where you are coming from... -- BB Hokie 07/08/2021 1:11PM
I get the flu shot as well, mostly because my wife signs me up for it. :) -- vt90 07/08/2021 1:48PM
Miniscule risks ** -- 133743Hokie 07/08/2021 1:25PM
Somebody tell me if I have this wrong. I believe that the flu shot -- Coach McGuirk 07/08/2021 1:17PM
IIRC, the risk of transmitting Covid if you are carrying it, but -- Tafkam Hokie 07/08/2021 1:49PM
^^^ this - more folks that get it better to help stop the spread -- FfxStationHokie 07/08/2021 1:02PM
I don't think my son (early 30's, works from home, healthy) has been -- Coach McGuirk 07/08/2021 12:52PM
"how many people get really sick or die" that's the purpose of the vaccine -- wc hokie 07/08/2021 3:45PM
Annoyed with my brother in law. He refuses to get vaccinated and his -- ElbertoHokie 07/08/2021 1:48PM
Mensa there ** -- FfxStationHokie 07/08/2021 3:48PM
Your BIL is a knucklehead. ** -- reestuart 07/08/2021 3:42PM
It changes how many people actually contract it ** -- 133743Hokie 07/08/2021 1:27PM
My office admin decided to get her 15 year old vaccinated yesterday. -- ElbertoHokie 07/08/2021 12:50PM
I guess I just don't understand why anyone eligible to be vaccinated, -- Brown Water 07/08/2021 12:46PM
Because I read it on facebook? ** -- FfxStationHokie 07/08/2021 12:59PM
I can see the logic -- Nova Hokie 95 07/08/2021 12:53PM
Yeah, my son will be old enough in October. He'll get vaccinated. ** -- reestuart 07/08/2021 3:55PM
That was the logic except ... -- vt90 07/08/2021 1:00PM
For us it was a risk analysis ... -- vt90 07/08/2021 12:51PM
Science suggest getting it done ** -- darnellm 07/08/2021 12:43PM
False ** -- HOKIEVET 07/08/2021 12:56PM
But it sounds good, especially when no facts are provided to back it up. ** -- Hoakie82 07/08/2021 8:22PM