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Of course it's still experimental and there are documented risks. To many, many, people, to call it a vaccine is silly to begin with.For facts, Mayo clinic has a decent page.
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Get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines
Find out about the COVID-19 vaccines, the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination and the possible side effects.www.mayoclinic.org
Not really experimental at this point. About 2 billion people have been vaccinated so far. If there were a risk, they would have seen it by now.
This is another impediment to vaccine buy in - the dishonest approach to "selling" the vaccine is noticed by many. The FDA is doing a decent job of deflecting political pressure to approve the vaccine without undergoing due process. By definition, these vaccines don't even meet the definition of a vaccine posted on the CDC website.
Now, do they work in minimizing hospitalization and severity of symptoms...of course they do, we can see it. Does it provide immunity? No Does it prevent transmission? No. Do we understand the long term effects? NOPE. We don't fully understand how these vaccines effect our immune system long term. This is scary for parents of young children and people in their mid 20s and 30s. No animal testing was done - we are the guinea pigs about to participate in a 2 year study.
This vaxx issue is very complicated. To simplify it and make it part of the culture war will only backfire. We are not going to vaxx everyone. To vaxx young children is irresponsible. In the end money may win out.
To be clear, I'm vaxxed. My profession strongly encourages it and I'm on the downhill side of the mountain. I'm not as concerned about long term effects. Will I encourage my DDs to vaxx...not even close. Healthy young men and women have a long life ahead of them. I don't have an issue with masks, wear them..not a big deal. I've been wearing a mask for one reason or another for a long time. Uncomfortable at times..yes.