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As anecdotes like this inevitably pile up, we're going to really regret all the "long Covid" coverage.
by jdminhbg 6y ago
As anecdotes like this inevitably pile up, we're going to really regret all the "long Covid" coverage.
- DyslexicAtheist 6y agoSlavoj Zizek[0] a few months ago correctly predicted it'll get much worse with anti vax conspiracies, once the first person (in good public standing[1]) publicly faints or has some other bad reaction (fake or not) and that it will cause lots of conspiracies. [0] sadly I can't find the video/source [1] last case of somebody fainting was a nurse. probably doesn't matter what "public standing", but it gives people not understanding cause-effect further validation of their insane-hypothesis
- jacquesm 6y agoShe apparently had that reaction before and it's quite common.
- jdminhbg 6y agoI believe this is both true and irrelevant. The claim is that conspiracies will be birthed, not that the vaccine is actually dangerous.
- jacquesm 6y agoThey will be regardless. But that's no reason to increase that.
- endgame 6y agoWhy on earth would you put a fainting-prone nurse on TV when you're trying to convince everyone the vaccine is safe?
- jacquesm 6y agoYes, that wasn't the smartest thing. Also not of her to not raise this point beforehand.
- tomatocracy 6y agoI can well believe that. When I was in my early 20s, I fainted when I was given a tetanus booster in hospital after getting a relatively nasty cut which needed stitches. I'm not in the slightest bit scared of needles/etc, hadn't lost much blood or skipped meals and was a fit and healthy young man. The nurse at the time told me it was very common and why they stayed for 5 minutes or so after giving me the injection. I've had a fair few other injections since then and not had it happen again.