Yes, but my original claim was: A big part of the argument for getting vaccinated is that vaccines in general are "perfectly safe" I was describing the scient

Yes, but my original claim was: A big part of the argument for getting vaccinated is that vaccines in general are "perfectly safe" I was describing the scientific establishment's description of all vaccines, not just for C19. You're right about [2], it may be an interpolation by journalists. Still, it's ascribed to them and I doubt any of those officials complained about this characterisation. At any rate, this is a bit of an odd thing to be debating. "Perfectly safe" is a common turn of phrase in English. I doubt anyone who says it means it literally, and I didn't intend it to be read as such. It can be taken as a synonym for "so safe it's not worth anyone worrying about it".