The often-repeated phrase is
"The vaccine is safe".
We (as in the world) do not yet have data to say that
"The vaccine" is safe.
Nor is there one vaccine, there are many.
That all work equally well and have the same side effects and
outcomes is unlikely.
We are living in a gigantic experiment at the moment.
Should we not be treated that way?
15 % get vaccine A
15 % get vaccine B
..
.
20% get no vaccine.
Then we watch and learn.
The specific number are not important since much smarter brains
than mine would have to work it out.
If one vaccine turns out to be terrible for whatever reason
we have mitigated the risk.
There is a couple of datapoints now that one vaccine -may-
cause a reduction in fertility for men. I am not saying
it does, but -if- it should turn out to be true having it impact
a controlled portion of the population would be prudent.
We are also continuously learning more about Covid and how it impacts those who do get. As it evolves and mutates, we may find
better way of targeting treatment and vaccinations.
I mean what are the odds that the first "alpha" vaccine gets it all right?
If people start getting boosters or re-vaccinated with a better
vaccine in a year, the possible outcomes of mixing vaccines within
a singel person will also be interesterting and unpredictable.
In my opinion we will have enough data in 10 - 20 years.
Or maybe longer.
I am a pessimist and I spend too much time writing code to handle all edge cases (which I never manage to).
So far the roll out, of all the vaccines that are presently in circulation appears to have been a huge success.
How can that be?
Billions of people.
Not well tested vaccines.
Each person with different immune systems, different medical histories, different medication, different genetic makeups,
some fat, some skinny, some anorexic, diabetes, there are
a staggering number of different permutations that you will
hit in. population of 3 billion people.
I would have expected more people to die and more people to have
severe reactions.
We seem to have been incredibly lucky or just insanely great at
creating safe and effective vaccines. More people have adverse reactions to sleeping pills, suntan lotions, ibuprofen etc
We (as in the world) do not yet have data to say that "The vaccine" is safe.
Nor is there one vaccine, there are many.
That all work equally well and have the same side effects and outcomes is unlikely.
We are living in a gigantic experiment at the moment.
Should we not be treated that way?
15 % get vaccine A 15 % get vaccine B .. . 20% get no vaccine.
Then we watch and learn.
The specific number are not important since much smarter brains than mine would have to work it out.
If one vaccine turns out to be terrible for whatever reason we have mitigated the risk.
There is a couple of datapoints now that one vaccine -may- cause a reduction in fertility for men. I am not saying it does, but -if- it should turn out to be true having it impact a controlled portion of the population would be prudent.
We are also continuously learning more about Covid and how it impacts those who do get. As it evolves and mutates, we may find better way of targeting treatment and vaccinations.
I mean what are the odds that the first "alpha" vaccine gets it all right?
If people start getting boosters or re-vaccinated with a better vaccine in a year, the possible outcomes of mixing vaccines within a singel person will also be interesterting and unpredictable.
In my opinion we will have enough data in 10 - 20 years. Or maybe longer.
I am a pessimist and I spend too much time writing code to handle all edge cases (which I never manage to).
So far the roll out, of all the vaccines that are presently in circulation appears to have been a huge success.
How can that be?
Billions of people. Not well tested vaccines.
Each person with different immune systems, different medical histories, different medication, different genetic makeups, some fat, some skinny, some anorexic, diabetes, there are a staggering number of different permutations that you will hit in. population of 3 billion people.
I would have expected more people to die and more people to have severe reactions.
We seem to have been incredibly lucky or just insanely great at creating safe and effective vaccines. More people have adverse reactions to sleeping pills, suntan lotions, ibuprofen etc
I am fully vaccinated, to shots of Pfizer myself