Anyone else feel ashamed of getting the Covid shots?

Wrong. Michael Martin reintroduced lockdown measures in late December due to high levels of ICU cases.

These measures were lifted in late January when Omicron became the dominant strain.

I said it repeatedly at the time that for years to come people would be wrongfully crediting the vaccines and that is exactly what is happening.

If the vaccines were doing such a good job, why were lockdown measures needed in December?

Nope, you are entirely wrong. You can say it however many times you like, it is a delusion not connected to reality.

I already addressed this point by mentioning the Omicron experience of highly vaccinated Denmark and poorly vaccinated Hong Kong. As expected you ignored it in this reply, as you have no credible or coherent response to them.

If vaccinations weren't doing a good job, why was Hong Kong so hard hit by Omicron?
This is what would have happened in Ireland if we hadn't had vaccinations. Far more severe impact from Omicron.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220217-battlefield-mode-hong-kong-hospitals-buckle-under-omicron-wave

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202203/1254039.shtml

Proof positive your claims are false, without merit and without foundation.

A new strain brought an increase in cases, vaccination protection was still significant against Omicron. With Ireland's limited ICU capacity, restrictions were brought in - because of concerns of trajectory of increase. It was unknown at the time how severe Omicron would be, if there was a massive surge in cases, it would be too late by then.
The measures announced were not as significant as against previous waves. It was not a lockdown, there were no stay at home orders, bars and restaurants could remain open until 8pm.

It was clearly stated they were not expecting the same ratio of ICU cases.

Varadkar told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that the Government is not expecting the high cases numbers to translate to an increase in hospitalisations, ICU admissions and deaths to the same extent they did in previous Covid waves.

https://www.thejournal.ie/new-covid-restrictions-ireland-20-december-2021-5635541-Dec2021/

And these are the points you already ignored once. Do you think it wouldn't be noticed?
If you reply again ignoring the experience of other vaccinated and unvaccinated countries, it will be further proof your claims haven't a leg to stand on.

Restrictions were being lifted with vaccines well before Omicron in Ireland and elsewhere such as Denmark.

Ireland temporarily brought some back while assessing Omicron severity.

Denmark and others did not.

Places like Hong Kong were hard hit by Omicron due to large numbers of unvaccinated.

I don't recall any such thing being explained in a credible manner. I remember some dodgy IFR figures being bandied about.

If we had such immunity, why would there be such differential stats for ICU admissions for vaccinated versus unvaccinated in 2021. Across multiple jurisdictions, in study after study.

If we had such immunity, why did antibody populations samples not show it, here or elsewhere.

Incorrect

That old hoary chestnut of Covid-19 naturally acquired herd immunity has been shown in any number of studies for what it was.

In Ireland (and in other jurisdictions) the differential statistics of those hospitalised and in ICU vaccinated compared to those unnvaccinated in 2021 show it, as do studies from Sweden, the Brazilian state of Amazonas and India.

In Sweden, the poster boy state for the "let it rip" enthusiasts of acquired herd immunity, April 2020 public health officials estimated that in Stockholm by month`s end 33% of the population would be infected, and by the middle of June that figure would have risen to 40% - 60% having them well on the way to reaching the mythical naturally acquired herd immunity. Blood test results showed how wrong they were with results at the time showing just 7.3% having developed antibodies. The same antibody percentage at that time for similar epicenters of infections in Spain and France who both used lockdowns.

In the first wave of covid, the Swedes did a decent job of locking themselves down - as evidenced by drop in hospitality spending, less traffic, less movement of people between regions to holiday homes etc.

Plus they were surrounded by countries \ an EU environment that did.

It shows that the Swedish approach of attempting to achieve naturally acquired herd immunity by letting the virus rip, (which was supporter on these threads by some), based on a large percentage of the population becoming infected was a nonsense.

Lockdowns were used for the opposite reason. To reduce the numbers becoming infected and thus reducing the numbers requiring hospitalisation, ICU admission and deaths.

In April 2020 Sweden estimated that 33% of the population of Stcckholm has been infected. Serology results showed that just 7.3% of the population had developed antibodies. France`s epicentre of infections, Paris, showed the same percentage with antibodies from 9.3% estimated infections (National Library of Medicine). The percentage for those with antibodies was similar for Spain`s epicenter, Madrid for April 2020, yet Madrid`s percentage of infections were still only estimated at 25% a year later by Easter 2021 (International Journal of Infectious Diseases)

It shows there was no correlation between numbers infected and those developing antibodies. Something the Swedish "let it rip" approach was based on in their attempt to chase naturally acquired herd immunity.

No correlation between numbers infected and those developing antibodies does not make sense. That indicates potential inaccurate data in those studies.

Looking forward to getting my updated vax (7th shot)in the next few weeks. I was one of the unlucky ones in march 2020 who ended up in icu and on a ventilator believe me I will try my best not to be going back there again.

Not ashamed, but was coerced as my family had to get them in order to travel. Never had Covid as far as I know, and will not be getting another shot. Don’t take the flu vaccine either. But I’m getting a shingles vaccine soon. Once I’m over this very bad viral infection I have that consists of a serious deep cough.

THen if it doesn`t make sense to you then you should take it up with the Swedish health authority as the data is not mine, it`s theirs. Their premise, lead by their state epidemilogist Tegnell and his mentor former state epidemilogist Giesecke, was that by becoming infected and surviving provided immunity from any future infection and if enough people became infected then Sweden would reach the level of naturally acquired immunity. When seroprevalance showed that just 7.3% of the population of Stockholm had developed antibodies compared to the 33% infected it showed how wrong the premise was.

If the Swedish data shows anything it`s how dangerous chasing naturally acquired herd immunity was for Covid-19. Something that was probably best expressed by Anita Linde, Ternell`s predecessor as state epidemilogist when she broke ranks when this data became public and said that the premise was like a dream with little basis in reality.

But Sweden, even if they were the fore-runners were not the only ones to show how wrong the premise was. Both India and in particular the city of Manaus, Brazil`s epicenter of Covid-19 infections and deaths, also showed it.

If the janssen was the only vaccine available I would take my chances with it. Really hard to know if it's that dangerous. Yes as we have other options why risk it but if it was the only option available I definitely have accepted the risk back before Omicrom