Until living in Europe I didn’t realize that it wasn’t common for everyone to get every possible vaccine as a child.
And until Covid times, I didn’t realize that it’s not accurate to say that all Americans love vaccines.
But I do. I love them.
It was crazy to me to find out that none of my coworkers or the students at our school had been vaccinated against chicken pox. When there was an outbreak at our school every single kid came down with it and the school manager texted to ask if I had chicken pox already as a child and I had to tell her I had never even met someone who has every had chicken pox!
After this incident I got a little bit obsessed and started asking anyone who was willing to answer about their opinion on vaccines and if they were planning on vaccinating their own kids- and I was shocked to find out that no, they were not.
Outside of the US it’s generally preferred to just expose your kids to a virus if it’s not deadly, but personally, I’d rather save them the pain, discomfort, and scars whenever possible.
I feel the same about any vaccine- I trust the science, vaccines have been around for a long time, and generally do what they’re meant to do with no downsides. I’d much rather have a sore arm than get a preventable disease!
Because of this I have taken every Covid Vaccine offered to me. I took both doses of Sputnik in February 2021, and when I returned to the states in August and found that it still wasn’t recognized by the WHO, I took both doses of Moderna too. I was even featured in a USA Today article, being one of only a handful of people who have taken multiple covid vaccines (against CDC recommendations.)
I like vaccines, I trust science, and I’m also not scared of GMOs. 😉
Love, Your Friendly Internet American
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