dude seriously ... it doesn't bother you that a lot of this is "maybe" ?? Do you think a bunch of "maybe" things justify forcing people who are perfectly healthy to take a new unproven medication that they don't want to that can have ???
Seemed to work for polio. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Seriously though, as of Aug 18th, 6.4 million people world wide have died from Covid. That is orders of magnitude more than from the comparison illness, the flu, which as killed an estimated 60-70k over the same time period. We are so far removed from the days of dealing with debilitating or deadly illnesses in our everyday lives that we have completely lost sight of the impact of such diseases. If a vaccine can help lessen the deaths, that is a huge plus, unless you put your personal inconvenience over other people's live, which it seems a very vocal minority do.
There is no proof that the vaccine is absolutely effective. Note the word ABSOLUTELY. But there is evidence it helps reduce spread and symptoms if one does get COVID, and therefore saves lives. There is also no proof the vaccines are harmful, at all. Everything in that realm is anecdotal. But we know FOR A FACT that COVID has killed 6 million people. The vaccine? Maybe some but no one really knows because it happens so rarely.
Over 339 million vaccine doses were given to 187.2 million people in the US as of July 19, 2021. Only three deaths have been linked to vaccination.
covid-101.org
How many people have died after getting a vaccine?
Between December 2020 and July 19th, 2021,
VAERS received 6,207 reports of death (0.0018% of doses) among people who got a vaccine, but this does not mean the vaccine caused these deaths. Doctors and safety monitors carefully review the details of each case to see if it might be linked to the vaccine. There are
three deaths that appear to be linked to blood clots that occurred after people got the J&J vaccine. Since we now know how to correctly treat people who develop these blood clots, future deaths related to this very rare side effect can be prevented.
I guess the answer is "3". 6.4 million to 3. Let's put that in real terms. 6,464,663 to 3. Hmmmm. One of these things is not like the other...
Meanwhile, in 2018, Viagra killed 19 people in the UK alone.
Sildenafil, the active drug in Viagra, caused more than a dozen deaths in 2017 and is currently linked to seven fatalities this year, according to a report by the MHRA.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The active drug in Viagra has been linked to 19 deaths in the UK last year, the highest on record since 1999.
Sildenafil, the active drug in Viagra, caused more than a dozen deaths in 2017 and is currently linked to seven fatalities this year, according to a report by the
Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
In fact pick ANY random medicine we take and it has likely killed more than 3 people over a 2 year time period.
But hey, that vaccine is unproven, we have only administered, what 12.5 billion doses, how in the hell is that even close to enough to draw any conclusions at all! It's ******** I tell you, ********. That guy on facebook said it would kill you in 11 years. Exactly. He also said there is no way to know if it is safe. So of course, there isn't!! Facebook nutjob has spoken, and the truth shall set you free!!!
But damn, those shots are so inconvenient!!! Who gives a **** if a bunch of geezers and gerries go **** up, as long as I get to choose if I get a shot or not. ****'em.
That is exactly the way most of these arguments come across. Other people's lives are not worth my inconvenience.