I can't see any end in sight

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I seem to heard of people who have had two doses of the vaccination for covid and been infected with it after having been vaccinated. I seem to feel as though any hope is trying to be dashed and that will never free from the iron grip of this virus, which I know sounds silly because it will at some point but that's how it feels to me.

Very few people get COVID after they get vaccinated.

Very few people get COVID again after having gotten COVID once.

The COVID vaccination is not 100% effective but will lessen the risk of getting ill or dying from COVID.

The flu vaccine is the same. My boyfriend had the flu vaccine 2 years ago but still got the flu, although very mildly. I caught the same flu off him and I got very ill with it.

That's true.

The flu vaccine is usually less effective than the COVID vaccines----but it does prevent more severe cases of the flu.

The COVID vaccines are more effective, and they prevent severe/fatal cases of COVID.

Also, it takes about two weeks of time after the second dose to have full protection (meaning full protection of the efficacy of the vaccine, not 100% protection from getting covid).

/Mats

Hey Chris ... we’re on the home stretch of this looooong lockdown. It’s been getting to everyone. To have something to look forward to, they’re opening England’s first drive-inn and are taking bookings now. I’ve booked tickets for July .. https://www.loxwooddriveinmovies.co.uk/

They’ve ramped up the immunisations here. Hold tight, not long now till everything opens up once again. The vaccines are proven to be working.

Latest Update released 1 Hour ago ...
From 29 March:
People will be allowed to meet outside, either with one other household or within the "rule of six", including in private gardens
The stay at home rule will end, but the government will urge people to stay local as much as possible
Outdoor sport facilities will reopen, including golf courses and tennis and basketball courts, and formally organised outdoor sports can restart
Weddings attended by up to six people can take place in any circumstances

Stage two (no earlier than 12 April):
All shops allowed to open, along with close-contact services, including hairdressers and beauty salons (including in people's homes)
Restaurants and pubs allowed to serve food and alcohol to customers sitting outdoors
Gyms and spas can reopen, as can zoos, theme parks, libraries and community centres
Members of the same household can take a holiday in the UK in self-contained accommodation
Weddings attended by up to 15 people can take place

Source:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-52530518

If you get your first vaccination in May, it's probable that you will get your second vaccination in June.

The vaccine doesn't keep you from being infected. It just makes your illness less severe, so you won't get internal organ damage or die.

You can still catch it and spread it.

I'm absolutely horrified of getting this vaccine

The vaccines do prevent one from getting COVID in the vast majority of cases--especially the "original" COVID. Its results against the "variants" are primarily excellent, too.

Read up on the Moderna, etc. studies and the results.

I feel like we will have to get "booster" shots every year in order to prevent "the variant of the year"---similar to what happens yearly with flu vaccines.

There are vaccines now. But they should keep working to find a cure. They should keep going on in the research to come up with permanent cure vaccine and be done with it.

I really don't want to get covid.
While the risks of death, long covid, permanent lung disease etc aren't gigantic, it's not a risk I want to take.
Unfortunately, I doubt that I will get vaccinated before summer, and certainly not get the second dose before fall.

/Mats

I have wondered what the world would be like when the virus is tolerable and appears in very small numbers and we won't need to wear masks, socially distance and so on like the flu virus and places won't have to shut down because someone nearby has the virus.