Another fallacy is that you had to get the shot.
No one - including me - is waxing a story that I had to do anything. Given the factors and the presumption of losing my job over getting the vaccine, I made the choice - and take responsibility for the choice, of doing things this way.
Someone with a different view could also have made the choice or interpretation in the situation that the best way to protect my family was not to get the vaccine and find another job.
I made my choices and I live with them.
However, my point wasn't to try to claim or disclaim accountability for my choice in the vaccine.
It was to add a data point from someone with first hand knowledge of a suspiciously coincidental significant health complication that just HAPPENED to occur when after considering work factors chose to get the shots for a work trip that took me overseas - at the time a requirement for work travel.
For some a pressured decision can end their day... Forever.
True story.
Knowing what I know now and experiencing what I am now, would I do the same thing again? I'm not sure.
I can say that I had excellent healthcare at every step - still do - through this thing.
The work made possible my commitments for my family, and even when that same employer laid me off in February, the work I do, in the field I work, with the experience I have had 17 interviews going at one time. By the time the layoff took effect, I basically got 2 months of paid time off, a settlement payout, and was employed at a new place the same day I officially was done at the old one, and the old employer is STILL paying me out for a few more months, even as I have full pay and benefits at the new place.
I believe in God, and am a follower of Jesus Christ. I can make a valid biblical argument for the views that the best way to steward my body and my family finances was to do what I did. I can make an equally valid biblical argument that it would be equally ok to have said stewarding my family and my body is better to trust in God, maintain my health but change the job, etc...
Everyone and their brother is acclaiming these miracle drugs, GLP-1 whatever for diabetes and weight loss. Would I jump on that bandwagon given my recent experience? Nope.
If they do this same mRNA stuff for the flu shot or whatever the next thing is, am I down for that? Also no.