Vaccines are usually tested for a much higher standard because It's generally taken by a LOT of people and to PREVENT something. It's a proactive medicine rath

Vaccines are usually tested for a much higher standard because It's generally taken by a LOT of people and to PREVENT something. It's a proactive medicine rather than reactive. FDA is a lot less strict with reactive medication, especially in cases where the disease is just fucking awful. This is also the technical reason why male birth control hasn't hit the market yet. They don't consider pregnancy to be an issue for men, but do for women. Hence they tolerate the side effects of BC for women a lot more.