Thoughts on covid vaccines?

I've had both doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the first about three months ago, the second last month.

When I got the phone call offering it, I didn't hesitate for a second before I accepted the appointment.

The injection itself was no problem at all. The syringe needle is incredibly thin, and anyone who's ever looked at one should immediately understand that the cretins who rant about chips being injected along with the vaccine are total idiots who understand nothing about the current (and even near-future) state of electronics technology.

I felt a little bit crap the day after the first vaccine, much better the following day and fine the day after that. I just felt mildly not-normal the day after the second vaccine, and normal after that.

I don't feel like I'm invulnerable now, but I do feel much more relaxed than what developed into the norm for me starting in mid-March last year when things started to spiral out of control in Italy. (I don't live there now, but I did for several years, so me seeing the developing shit-storm there hit me a lot harder than it probably did most people outside the country.)