No problem getting on the home page here , but i'm in Canada ... could be a regional problem , or you may need to log in again.

Tried to add under afraid column is approved for emergency use only. , but did not let me edit. :nerd:

What am i afraid of ? ........vs....... Why i think i should get the vaccine ?

Afraid =

(1) Deaths reported after vaccines

( 2) afraid of side effects reported after vaccination

( 3) personal history of anaphylaxis

(4 ) the fact that these particular vaccines are a new technology and never used on humans before, therefore we don't know the long term ramifications on health

( 5) Not convinced of effectiveness based on data that i have seen , and don't know if they will work against variants so would like to observe in case they come back and say more shots

( 6) Distrust of government

( 7) Distrust of pharma companies


why i should get the vaccine =

( 1 ) Protect my health . It's a hideous , scary disease that affects all ages . A girl i work with her husband's brother in his late 30s had both his legs amputated , so i realize this is something to take very seriously.

( 2 ) MY family depends on me.

( 3 ) People are losing businesses , operations are getting cancelled , no other option to strike this virus down.

( 4) The chance to live normal again, go out , travel, and see people/ family again . we can't live this way forever .in complacency.

( 5 ) It's my civic duty . This is how diseases are erradicated for hundreds of years, from smallpox to polio etc . . It's Our individual responsibility and contribution to society .


I respect all sides as well :)

The pandemic has sure taken it's tole on a lot of people . Glad that there is a light ahead with cases declining and hope you have a really nice easter with family.. :party:

You are braver than me with the vaccine . Yikes , i have never even had a flu shot.

I understand that a lot of people feel the vaccine will give them freedom and a hope to return to normalcy . It puts me in a cold sweat . Right now we have an abundance of astra zeneca vaccine here and many are refusing it . Everyone wants the pziser or moderna

we have been on an 8 PM curfew here for the last 2 months , they raised it to 9:30 PM today...
we can stay out later :)


It should get interesting to see what happens next with this virus :nerd: Hard to predict.

It is below freezing here in Montreal today . 2 days ago it was nice though and i was sun tanning on the deck. It is supposed to warm up again Wednesday .

Montreal summers are extremely unbearably humid .I could not handle it when i first moved here . Spring in 6 days , that's a nice thought !! :cool:

You sure are right , people seem to think that the vaccine is a cure all . ... and they don't understand why you still need wear a mask , etc . Even with the small pox vaccine for example, if vaccinated you could still get small pox , maybe 2 spots instead of an unvaccinated person who would get 50 spots. Yes , immunity takes time.

It will be interesting to see what happens next . We don't know how long the vaccines last , their effectiveness . Are they going to say people need a booster ? a third shot ? because of variants

. It is March break here too . Everyone went south also . Florida and Mexico . Should be interesting to see if it triggers another wave . .

.Wow Young !!! Seems to be a lot of young women , and middle age black men ( like boxer Marvin Hagler ) who have bad reactions to the vaccine .

I don't want to give anyone anxiety posting a lot of anti stuff . If you look at the big picture though millions of people get the vaccine and are perfectly ok ,right now. The Queen even took it. It could be the only way we will get out of the pandemic . COVID is a horrible disease . It's risk vs benefits It is approved for emergency use , which means if the benefits outweigh the risks .

Here is another, ......poor girl https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9349461/Utah-mother-dies-four-days-receiving-second-dose-Modernas-vaccine.html

As they say in above article , out of 70 million doses given in the US ,there are 1600 deaths. which is so small ,( not if you are one of the 1600 though) ..... I don't believe that the vaccine is not responsible for any of these occurances . When they say things that i know aren't true, It erodes trust . There is risk in everything, even an aspirin.

I have chosen not to get the shot at this time . Not enough data for me . I will be an observer for now .

I don't think the vaccine stops you completely from getting COVID . It's supposed to make symptoms less severe and decrease hospitizations..... not necessarily prevent it.

Israel had over 12000 people test positive for Corona after getting the vaccine . . https://www.wionews.com/world/israel-over-12000-people-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-receiving-pfizer-vaccine-358242


http://www.nakim.org/israel-forums/viewtopic.php?t=270812 ( this link is anti vax but it has data from the huge Israel / pfizer study . Waiting for this to be published and peer reviewed .

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55734257 Most were after one dose in this data back in January , but there are many more now who tested positive after 2 doses.

We had 5 long term care homes here in Montreal where people got COVID and got their 2 shots way back in January . Several died as so 2 shots doesn't guarantee.

We vaccinated almost all of our senior homes in Canada and there have been outbreaks everywhere . Cases are down though . Will there be a forth wave ? Hope not !!!

Here's a long term care home in BC where people tested positive after 2 shots. It might not work as well in older people , but it seems to do a pretty good job of preventing serious illness . . There is a lot we dont know. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-outbreak-covid-bc-care-home-1.5941508

My mother is Dutch and i I grew up eating hagelslag for breakfast on most days . What it is is chocolate sprinkles on buttered bread . ( its the same as the cake decorating chocolate sprinkles and it comes in big bags )

It's so delicious , and definately worth trying especially if you are a chocolate lover . :heart:

Thank you Nat, appreciate it :)

Oh wow , glad things seem to be resolving :smile:

I am sure Univox realizes that you are a benefit to their company , seeing you give constructive critism on how they can improve ,( which they must want to improve )

You are also a great advocate for all members , therefore enhancing their forum. :up:

China is beautiful . Southern China is nice , same climate as Southern US . Us Poor Canadians have no warm place to go..... no Florida here. Vancouver is the warmest , which is not very warm. :smile:

Glad you finally received your reward. I am still waiting to hear on my Feb 4 redeem , they are reviewing my account .

Wow You know a lot of people in a lot of places . Sounds like a fun time . Zoom is great for this

Hopefully soon we can travel and have get togethers in person like the good old days :) Things we once took for granite , will be more appreciated :)

Congrats to you and Happy Birthday , sounds like you had a great day :party: :flower: :party:

Sorry you never got paid . Wanted to point out if you look under the redemption rules,

( see rule number 1 ) ( 1 ) You can request a reward only if your previous request is approved.

So your second redeem would be refused automatically per rules because the previous one was refused .

So does that mean a person can never redeem again once refused ? Sure sounds like it .....

Hope they fix things for you . :)

Well done, congrats:100: :party: :cheer: :party:

Agreed , not admins fault , they are just the messenger and often stick to a script . Can't let it get to you i guess , but very frustrating .

Sure sounds familiar .Been there . You just have to hit the right person . The change of ownership didn't seem to change a thing . Thought it might :)

Once you have a problem on this site, it's very hard to get anyone to fix it. :nerd:

They don't seem to care about the spam anymore.

Wow that's absolutely crazy , I hope you get answers for cjsenour.

This is weird

Happy New Year :)

Still no surveys , guess all we got for Christmas was a big lump of univox coal :groan:

Bob Dack your post sorry

Merry Christmas Bob Dack

Merry Christmas Everyone

hmmmm that's interesting :nerd:

Funny how music and certain songs reminds us of different times and events in our lives . Thought he had a nice voice .Very warm and genuine. . He was still performing . It's a shame COVID has struck down so many good people :fear:

Very impressive , congrats :100: :party: :fire: :up: