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Should be simple to determine if we just check if the increased cases started in 2020 before vaccine rollout or in 2021 after the rollout.

• f6v 5y ago
  Check for what? Spurious correlations?
  • Ambolia 5y ago
    Yes, I think if you apply a medical treatment approved on emergency grounds to most of the population it would be a good idea to track their health and raise an alarm if something changes, or "correlates" as you say. Maybe even have control groups just in case. But maybe that's just me being unreasonable.
    • f6v 5y ago
      I think these vaccines are already held to an incredibly high standard. AZ use was put on hold here in Europe after just couple cases of blood clotting. Same for Moderna when there’s been the cases of heart issues.
      • Ambolia 5y ago
        Allegedly, the AZ issues may have been political as much as scientific: * https://www.forbes.com/sites/leahrosenbaum/2021/03/15/politics-not-science-may-be-behind-suspensions-of-astrazenecas-covid-vaccine/?sh=55d52ebd2236 https://www.forbes.com/sites/leahrosenbaum/2021/03/15/politi... ** https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/26/how-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-became-a-political-football-and-a-pr-disaster https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/26/how-the-ast... *** https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/europe/europe-astrazeneca-vaccine-suspensions.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/europe/europe-astra...