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Why do you think smallpox wasn't eliminated by vaccines? mRNA vaccine is not particularly more dangerous than any other type I don't understand how that is co

Why do you think smallpox wasn't eliminated by vaccines? mRNA vaccine is not particularly more dangerous than any other type I don't understand how that is consistent with the data from the various vaccine surveillance systems which show clearly that it's drastically more dangerous. It's also inconsistent with anecdotes that I've been hearing from people around me, of whom a disturbingly large number say that the vaccines made them very sick (i.e. they describe symptoms similar to that of COVID itself).

effie 5y ago
Indeed. It is also inconsistent with the fact that COVID vaccines are still in clinical trials, with no data regarding long-term (10 years) effects.
Grimm1 5y ago
Of course the vaccine made them feel sick, that's how immune responses tend to, much of the time, work. I felt like shit for about 12 hours, with fever and muscle soreness all over my body. Then it abated, as expected, and I went about my life knowing in two weeks I'd be at peak protection and could start participating in society again with a flipped risk profile. I read a lot of your other comments so far and I had a suspicion, but this lone comment of yours confirmed it for me. You have some basic internal fear of the vaccine so you've done a bunch of rationalizing to make it seem worse and confirm your own bias. I've looked at the VAERS data this morning for the US and you have a much higher chance of getting hit by a car and dying, or as is the very prescient case, getting COVID and having more adverse affects from that than an adverse vaccination, but I'm not going to convince you of anything because of that basic fear you have.
- native_samples 5y ago
  No, you're mis-understanding cause and effect. I've had vaccines before and have no fear of vaccines in general. This round in particular does concern me, but that concern arose due to the data and anecdotes that I already mentioned. Concern follows reason for concern. You're asserting it's the other way around, which is: a. Not very charitable. b. Not the simplest possible explanation. Occam would not approve.

effie 5y ago

Indeed. It is also inconsistent with the fact that COVID vaccines are still in clinical trials, with no data regarding long-term (10 years) effects.

Grimm1 5y ago

Of course the vaccine made them feel sick, that's how immune responses tend to, much of the time, work. I felt like shit for about 12 hours, with fever and muscle soreness all over my body. Then it abated, as expected, and I went about my life knowing in two weeks I'd be at peak protection and could start participating in society again with a flipped risk profile. I read a lot of your other comments so far and I had a suspicion, but this lone comment of yours confirmed it for me. You have some basic internal fear of the vaccine so you've done a bunch of rationalizing to make it seem worse and confirm your own bias. I've looked at the VAERS data this morning for the US and you have a much higher chance of getting hit by a car and dying, or as is the very prescient case, getting COVID and having more adverse affects from that than an adverse vaccination, but I'm not going to convince you of anything because of that basic fear you have.

native_samples 5y ago
No, you're mis-understanding cause and effect. I've had vaccines before and have no fear of vaccines in general. This round in particular does concern me, but that concern arose due to the data and anecdotes that I already mentioned. Concern follows reason for concern. You're asserting it's the other way around, which is: a. Not very charitable. b. Not the simplest possible explanation. Occam would not approve.