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Not all vaccines are created equal. Grouping people in "pro/anti-vax" carries a risk of creating a huge backlash against vaccination in general, if the relative
by bookofsand 5y ago
Not all vaccines are created equal. Grouping people in "pro/anti-vax" carries a risk of creating a huge backlash against vaccination in general, if the relatively new and unproven mRNA vaccines end up less than ideal. For example the virus mutates to bypass the very specific protein the vaccine targets, or there are serious side effects, possibly on the reproductive path, a few years down the pipeline. Consider being more specific, for example 'pro/anti mRNA Covid vaccines'.
- anshorei 5y agoThank you for pointing this out. I've been vaccinated for many things, they're vaccines that we've had years of experience administering to people. I'm not anti-vax in any way. I'm not even anti-mRNA vaccines. What I am is cautious of new and rushed medicine rolled out at large scale. The chances of it going wrong don't have to be big, I just don't believe the risk is worth taking without more conclusive research. I'd have the same worries if WHO recommended everyone start taking IVM weekly for the duration of the pandemic (if I'm not mistaken almost all research on IVM has focused on short-term usage). Politicians talking about "getting everyone medicated (or vaccinated) as soon as possible" with anything that doesn't have long-term studies should be worrying to all. And the fact that some SV companies will not allow this discourse to happen should be even more so.