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> You really think, if given the choice between killing their grandparents (with a high likelihood) and a 1/80,000 chance of serious side effects (and no report
by incrudible 5y ago
> You really think, if given the choice between killing their grandparents (with a high likelihood) and a 1/80,000 chance of serious side effects (and no reported deaths) from a vaccine, that most people should opt not to get the vaccine?
That is not the choice. Despite vaccination, there is a high likelyhood they will get infected, especially with Omikron. The residual risk posed to the parents and grandparents, who are expected to be vaccinated, is not mitigable by vaccination to a significant degree.
- jacquesm 5y agoOf course it is, because those parents and grandparents can also be vaccinated unless there is a severe contraindication that would upset the risk/benefit equation.
- incrudible 5y agoWhat's the incremental risk reduction of vaccinating the child? With Omicron?