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I suspect that the primary reason the current generation is using "pureblood" has to do with Harry Potter rather than the alternative it meant in the not-so-distant past. But, even there, I get the sense (the articles point to TikTok as the originating point in relation to COVID use) that it was more a reaction to being labeled "unvaccinated" than it was to anything 'racist.' However, again, I understand why use of the term "pureblood" would bother someone as the context isn't always as clear as some would like to think it is. (How you may view it isn't universally the case or the sole metric in relation to the term's use.)
With that said, as I have noted on numerous occasions, I've hesitated while I looked at the 'evidence.' Even now, I'm not seeing a compelling reason to be vaccinated vs. relying on natural immunity. A major part of my reasoning is that, when it comes to actual efficacy, the COVID 'vaccine' is more akin to the 'flu shot' than an actual 'vaccine' insofar as vaccines were understood to work prior to COVID. Further, we've gone from accusations of a 'pandemic of the unvaccinated' to an official recognition or acknowledgement that, at best, the so-called 'vaccine' might help prevent severe illness and is, in reality, no better than natural immunity.
There's also the variable that the initial shot may not be as deleterious as the shot in conjunction with however many boosters. Whether that has to do with 'suppression' of an individual's natural immune response or other things has yet to be definitively determined. However, I tend to prefer letting the body do its work unless/until it proves incapable of handling it or handling it to the degree necessary.
In the end, it's still a personal choice and should remain so. I can still see it being 'recommended' for the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. Well, at least in terms of the initial shot. Insofar as 'boosters,' I'll go so far as to, once again, say that such reminds me of the flu shots rather than a 'vaccine' and what that might suggest.
Personally, I've placed my bet with the idea of having had it (or something remarkably close) in January 2020. I know there are those who like to refute that idea; but, given I've had no 'vaccine' and that was the last time I was sick with whatever 'flu' that was, I'm going to go with it. I know two others who had it at the same time. One died of cancer/stroke back in September at age 79 and was never vaccinated against COVID. The other was vaccinated after being put into long-term care (she's 81 with mobility problems, diabetes, and has had 6 strokes and two heart attacks BEFORE the pandemic) and while she's subsequently 'tested' positive, she was asymptomatic both times she popped positive. (I know she was vaccinated, but remain unclear as to whether she's had any boosters.)
In the end, I'm dubious that we'll ever have an objective 'truth' about these so-called 'vaccines.' I am, however, completely convinced that what you believe becomes 'truth' to you. Thus, no one, as it stands now, has the 'high ground' in terms of absolute fact beyond a general incredulity over how this whole thing has been handled and what the motivations were and are. Ultimately, if you were vaccinated or you chose not to be, good luck and good health to ya; just realize that your reasons, either way, are not necessarily valid in terms of my rationale or anyone else's.
With that said, as I have noted on numerous occasions, I've hesitated while I looked at the 'evidence.' Even now, I'm not seeing a compelling reason to be vaccinated vs. relying on natural immunity. A major part of my reasoning is that, when it comes to actual efficacy, the COVID 'vaccine' is more akin to the 'flu shot' than an actual 'vaccine' insofar as vaccines were understood to work prior to COVID. Further, we've gone from accusations of a 'pandemic of the unvaccinated' to an official recognition or acknowledgement that, at best, the so-called 'vaccine' might help prevent severe illness and is, in reality, no better than natural immunity.
There's also the variable that the initial shot may not be as deleterious as the shot in conjunction with however many boosters. Whether that has to do with 'suppression' of an individual's natural immune response or other things has yet to be definitively determined. However, I tend to prefer letting the body do its work unless/until it proves incapable of handling it or handling it to the degree necessary.
In the end, it's still a personal choice and should remain so. I can still see it being 'recommended' for the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. Well, at least in terms of the initial shot. Insofar as 'boosters,' I'll go so far as to, once again, say that such reminds me of the flu shots rather than a 'vaccine' and what that might suggest.
Personally, I've placed my bet with the idea of having had it (or something remarkably close) in January 2020. I know there are those who like to refute that idea; but, given I've had no 'vaccine' and that was the last time I was sick with whatever 'flu' that was, I'm going to go with it. I know two others who had it at the same time. One died of cancer/stroke back in September at age 79 and was never vaccinated against COVID. The other was vaccinated after being put into long-term care (she's 81 with mobility problems, diabetes, and has had 6 strokes and two heart attacks BEFORE the pandemic) and while she's subsequently 'tested' positive, she was asymptomatic both times she popped positive. (I know she was vaccinated, but remain unclear as to whether she's had any boosters.)
In the end, I'm dubious that we'll ever have an objective 'truth' about these so-called 'vaccines.' I am, however, completely convinced that what you believe becomes 'truth' to you. Thus, no one, as it stands now, has the 'high ground' in terms of absolute fact beyond a general incredulity over how this whole thing has been handled and what the motivations were and are. Ultimately, if you were vaccinated or you chose not to be, good luck and good health to ya; just realize that your reasons, either way, are not necessarily valid in terms of my rationale or anyone else's.
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