vaccine

As we all know, medical doctors, nurses and pretty much every kind of healthcare professional out there have had a stressful 15 months of pandemic to deal with on top of normal day-to-day illnesses and accidents. The average healthcare worker doesn't get nearly enough sleep, but that doesn't mean they can't enjoy a relatable meme or two in between crises. Whether you're an anxious 4th year med student, or an overworked nurse working a graveyard shift, may these medical memes provide a bit of humorous distraction. You deserve it. 

Johnson & Johnson might be left out of that vaccine team to save the summer after all. Federal health officials paused distribution of the J&J vaccine today due to six reported rare blood clot cases in the U.S.  Most people are taking this news seriously, but of course in the world of memes, pretty much everything is fair game on the internet. Twitter immediately started personifying the vaccines in memes and pitting Pfizer & Moderna against J&J as if they were the cool mean girls in high school bullying the 'loser.' Scroll along for a collection of highlights from the spicy J&J Twitter meme frenzy. 

Hello, internet friends. We're back with another big batch of the best clever tweets from the past couple weeks. It's hard to keep up with Twitter sometimes, especially when you've got things to do and places to be. Who the hell has time to scroll through Twitter all day to sift through all the BS for the good stuff? Well, we do! Lucky for you, we've collected the funny Twitter gems so that you don't have to waste any time on the dreaded bird app. You're welcome. 

Need a distraction from another painfully dull week? Not to worry! You can always count on us to provide a quick and easy way to curb those bouts of boredom. Yes, we're talking about memes. Dank memes, topical memes, stupid memes, relatable memes, animal memes, memes about absurdly specific topics—you name it, the internet's got it. 

Conspiracy-loves and anti-vaxxers have really been making themselves heard as the world struggles to contain the deadly Covid-19 epidemic. While many people are celebrating the release of Pfizer's vaccine, conspiracy theorists are growing increasingly loud in response to any mention of the drug. Sir Ian McKellen received the vaccine early today, explaining that "Anyone who has lived as long as I have is alive because they have had previous vaccinations." The actor shared his excitement and recommendation on Twitter, and while many fans congratulated the 81 year-old, the trolls were just as eager to attack the endorsement. The truthers, who apparently don't believe in science, accused McKellen of everything from lying to sucking the teat of Bill Gates. We've included some of their cringey commentary below - maybe some of you will join the fight and help put them in their place. Our beloved Gandalf deserves better.

Since the start of the pandemic, friends and loved ones following Covid-19 protocols haven't been able to see very much of each other, and the world has understandably had enough. Especially as we enter the holidays and approach the end of a very tough year, many are welcoming the prospect of a Covid-19 vaccine with open arms. Of course, anyone who's privy to online the anti-vaccine movement shouldn't be surprised by the flurry of conspiracy theories currently flooding the internet, but the negativity hasn't stopped Twitter from dreaming about reuniting with the homies once it's safe to do so. 

We've gathered some of the best Twitter memes about hanging out with friends after getting the vaccine. Not gonna lie, they got us pretty eager to grab a beer with the gang. 

Today was a big day for the Covid-19 vaccines that made their way into American bodies and onto the news. But people have been talking about this medical breakthrough for months. Much of the chatter has been skepticism regarding putting the vaccine into our pure and delicate bodies. While the notion may scare the immunocompromised and anti-vaxxers, there's relief to be found on Twitter. According to the millions of scientists and doctors on the website, there are a lot of people who can relax where getting the vaccine is concerned. The jokes may leave some of you feeling attacked (here's looking at you, straight men and Papa John's enjoyers) but they're all in good fun. We think. 

Alzheimer's Disease is no laughing matter, but these Twitter memes certainly are. When Twitter user Lira Mercer asked followers their thoughts on infant vaccinations, one person responded saying they were against them, asserting that as a consequence babies can acquire "Down syndrome, Alzheimer's, etc." 

Of course, this person probably meant to say autism and not "Alzheimer's," but the damage has already been done. Now let the facepalm fest commence.

Okay we know, we know - we've gone a little crazy with the anti-vaxx memes in the past. But we can't help it, anti-vaxxers just give us so much excellent material to work with. If you yourself are an anti-vaxxer, then we just hope that these memes can convince you to get vaccinated! We're praying for you.

Nursing has our vote for one of the most underappreciated professions out there. We applaud you for your constant hard work and dedication that literally keeps us alive. Without you, we'd probably be dead.

New York State recently got rid of its religious vaccination exemptions, forcing students who want to attend school to receive all mandatory vaccinations. The move has caused uproar among anti-vaxxers who believe their rights are being violated and that vaccinations cause autism, and in some cases, even death. One of our favorite things to do is watch ignorant anti-vaxxers get owned, and New York's new laws have provided ample opportunity for this kind of carnage to occur. In this instance, somebody posted a melodramatic tweet about an un-vaccinated child crying because he was kicked out of school, and folks started railing into him. While we feel bad for the kid, we greatly enjoyed this opportunity to watch an apparent troll (who happens to have a PhD) school a woman who appears to believe that Lisa Bonet (also anti-vaccination) is some kind of medical/scientific authority. If you like this exchange you can check out the thread in its full glory right here.

Some people on this planet are so incredibly stupid that it makes your jaw drop to the floor. And unfortunately it often almost seems completely impossible to try to instill any knowledge onto these people - like this lady in particular, who obviously isn't going to change her mind on vaccines any time soon. The only thing we can do is offer her thoughts and prayers, or...something.

In the midst of these very preventable disease outbreaks, it seems like these insane anti-vaxxers just will not stop, will they? Sneaking behind your parents' backs isn't always the right thing to do, but we have to say that this high school freshman definitely made the correct decision to go behind her insane anti-vax mother's back and get the necessary vaccines for school. 

Seriously though, when the hell will this insanity end?