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no significant side-effects _for now_.

by robot 6y ago

tempestn 6y ago
The mechanism of action is known, so potential side effects are largely predictable. I'm not an expert, but I don't see any reason to think there would be unexpected long term side effects from this sort of vaccination. Is there reason to think otherwise?
- ksk 6y ago
  There is always some effect whenever any foreign molecule is injected in your blood. Simply knowing ONE 'mechanism of action' doesn't tell you the 'mechanism of reaction' or all the other cross reactions that happen. It also doesn't tell you what will happen when some one is already on medication for other health issues. The body is simply too complex to many any definitive statement like that. So there are many reasons to think otherwise, but the simplest one is - Every single medication and vaccine that we've ever made has known side-effects. Not all side-effects are known right off the bat, and many take years to detect.
  - tempestn 6y ago
    Do you have any examples of a vaccine that's had side effects not show up for years after it went into use? I'm not saying there hasn't been—I really don't know.
    - ksk 6y ago
      Aside - I re-read my earlier comment and I don't mean to come off as a crazy anti-vax person! I work in vaccines, but I can't think of a vaccine that was completely recalled due to long-term safety issues of the top of my head. Most recalls happen because one lot or the other had some production issues. Certainly, vaccines are extremely safe by the time they get approved - because the approval process is careful, methodical and takes years. However, in this case, if a COVID vaccine is approved by the end of this year or in the near-term, we won't have any long-term data, and so I do worry about those aspects, about the compounds used in the final formulation as well as the untested nature of RNA/DNA based vaccines. A few places to do research for those interested: https://vaers.hhs.gov/data/datasets.html https://vaers.hhs.gov/data/datasets.html? https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/recalls-biologics https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availabi...

no significant side-effects _for now_.

by robot 6y ago

no significant side-effects _for now_.

The mechanism of action is known, so potential side effects are largely predictable. I'm not an expert, but I don't see any reason to think there would be unexpected long term side effects from this sort of vaccination. Is there reason to think otherwise?

ksk 6y ago
There is always some effect whenever any foreign molecule is injected in your blood. Simply knowing ONE 'mechanism of action' doesn't tell you the 'mechanism of reaction' or all the other cross reactions that happen. It also doesn't tell you what will happen when some one is already on medication for other health issues. The body is simply too complex to many any definitive statement like that. So there are many reasons to think otherwise, but the simplest one is - Every single medication and vaccine that we've ever made has known side-effects. Not all side-effects are known right off the bat, and many take years to detect.
- tempestn 6y ago
  Do you have any examples of a vaccine that's had side effects not show up for years after it went into use? I'm not saying there hasn't been—I really don't know.
  - ksk 6y ago
    Aside - I re-read my earlier comment and I don't mean to come off as a crazy anti-vax person! I work in vaccines, but I can't think of a vaccine that was completely recalled due to long-term safety issues of the top of my head. Most recalls happen because one lot or the other had some production issues. Certainly, vaccines are extremely safe by the time they get approved - because the approval process is careful, methodical and takes years. However, in this case, if a COVID vaccine is approved by the end of this year or in the near-term, we won't have any long-term data, and so I do worry about those aspects, about the compounds used in the final formulation as well as the untested nature of RNA/DNA based vaccines. A few places to do research for those interested: https://vaers.hhs.gov/data/datasets.html https://vaers.hhs.gov/data/datasets.html? https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availability-biologics/recalls-biologics https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/safety-availabi...