My Experience with COVID-19

And understanding my vaccine hesitancy

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As vaccines started to roll out and the epic conversation and conspiracy theories evolved, I found it hard to understand my feelings about the virus and the vaccines.

I could feel the media playing on my emotions and loathed seeing the drama unfold along political lines.

I just wanted facts backed up by statistically significant studies without political bias in a simple consumable format. I’m sure this exists. I just don’t know where to look.

I reached my frustration point when I saw a headline on CNN stating that the vaccines were 99.99% effective against breakthrough cases.

The study was done by a CNN analyst. The stat was reported from a sample of 150 people. AND in the same article, it was noted that the sources were limited in nature due to the lack of tracking on breakthroughs.

Now, if I had just read the headline like I assume most people do, it’s pretty convincing, especially if I already had the vaccine. I would be proud of my choice. But, the reality is that the particular lead story of the day was very misleading based on the data.

I have been vaccine-hesitant since the first vaccine rolled out at the end of 2020. That CNN article lit a fire in my belly. I wanted to…