When the first came out I understood vaccine hesitancy. It's generally a bad idea to be first in line to try out a new drug especially one that was developed in such a short timeline and approved under the gun of a pandemic. However with each passing day we're getting more information from people who have taken it. It seems to be mostly fine. The AstraZeneca and J&J ones seem to have some blood clotting issues. It's a very rare side effect but by some calculations it means the risks outweigh the benefits. The Pfizer one seems to be doing okay. Some people are reporting feeling ill for a day or two but nothing too serious.
What's concerning here is reasonable vaccine hesitancy is slowly turning into ideological anti-vaxxer-ism. I'm starting to think there are people here who will still be talking about a rushed development cycle 20 years from now after we have data from 100's of millions of people. I get not wanting to be forced to take medicine. I also get having a slightly pig-headed personality where if someone tries to force you to do something you refuse even if you otherwise would have wanted it but lets not forget that vaccination has been one of the most successful public health interventions that has ever been done. We've used it to eliminate many crippling illnesses from the western world.
When the first came out I understood vaccine hesitancy. It's generally a bad idea to be first in line to try out a new drug especially one that was developed in such a short timeline and approved under the gun of a pandemic. However with each passing day we're getting more information from people who have taken it. It seems to be mostly fine. The AstraZeneca and J&J ones seem to have some blood clotting issues. It's a very rare side effect but by some calculations it means the risks outweigh the benefits. The Pfizer one seems to be doing okay. Some people are reporting feeling ill for a day or two but nothing too serious.
What's concerning here is reasonable vaccine hesitancy is slowly turning into ideological anti-vaxxer-ism. I'm starting to think there are people here who will still be talking about a rushed development cycle 20 years from now after we have data from 100's of millions of people. I get not wanting to be forced to take medicine. I also get having a slightly pig-headed personality where if someone tries to force you to do something you refuse even if you otherwise would have wanted it but lets not forget that vaccination has been one of the most successful public health interventions that has ever been done. We've used it to eliminate many crippling illnesses from the western world.