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I had wondered about this as well - in the pool of people who have gotten the J&J vaccine, how many would we expect to have developed a blood clot under normal
by TrevorJ 6y ago
I had wondered about this as well - in the pool of people who have gotten the J&J vaccine, how many would we expect to have developed a blood clot under normal circumstances anyway?
- stjohnswarts 6y agoThat's exactly what they'll be studying to see if it's statistically relevant. They're being super cautious. Some would say over cautious but I think it's fine since J&J is currently only 5-10% of the vaccine supply going out. Which means a slight slow down in vaccine supply but not as big a deal as AZ in Europe since that is their main supply.
- mhb 6y agoA slight slow down is a euphemism for people dying. Maybe it's the right decision, but it's disingenuous not to say it in those terms.
- TrevorJ 6y ago>A slight slow down is a euphemism for people dying. We apparently don't know that, which is why they are pausing to examine the safety of the vaccine.
- mhb 6y agoWe don't know what? We know that if a slow down causes a delay in people getting vaccines, there will be people dying from COVID.
- TrevorJ 6y agoNot if the vaccine isn't safe. For the record, I'm not coming down on one side or the other of this argument, just pointing out what the calculus they seem to be operating under is.