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We typically do that after FDA approval. Don't get me wrong, I'm vaccinated (he says to not get reflexive downvotes, but it's true), but the FDA hasn't yet appr
by aerostable_slug 5y ago
We typically do that after FDA approval. Don't get me wrong, I'm vaccinated (he says to not get reflexive downvotes, but it's true), but the FDA hasn't yet approved these vaccines.
We simply don't know what we don't know. For me, the risk was worth it. I can't speak for others.
- msandford 5y agoJust wanted to say I appreciate the intellectual humility here. "I don't know if this is right for everyone, but it is right for me" is pretty refreshing. The tribalism and moralizing around the vaccines is really troubling. You're either a saint or moron; hero or traitor. Depending on left/right and vax status. The polarization doesn't surprise me at all (having lived through the last ~5 years in the US) but it is disappointing.
- aerostable_slug 5y agoSame here. I know a couple of MDs who have chosen to wait for their vaccination. They are educated professionals who looked at their risk profile (retired, in states like Idaho and Montana, reasonably fit), and they decided that the risk wasn't worth it to them. They aren't blind MAGA hat owners. OTOH, I'm fat, asthmatic, over 40, and live in a pretty congested part of the world. My risk calculation is different than theirs. So, I got the shots as soon as I could. It is indeed sad we are so split on this issue.