this is not anti-science, it's, as GP said, a calculated decision. It's not _impossible_ the vaccine does more damage than good, but it is _unlikely_, because

this is not anti-science, it's, as GP said, a calculated decision. It's not _impossible_ the vaccine does more damage than good, but it is _unlikely_, because we have some initial data and experience with previous similar things. This does not mean the vaccine is surely effective and without side effects, but it is not unreasonable to start deploying it because a ton of people are currently suffering because of the epidemic, and it can only get worse.