Its curious how many people are afraid of what potential long term effects there might be with the vaccine, when none have been seen as of yet. At the same time, the possible long term negative effects of Covid are quite evident, including issues with memory and brain function, irreparable damage to internal organs, and potential to cause erectile dysfunction. It has also been shown to increase the chance for stroke, lung damage, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s, all of which are proven to be way worse than any vaccine side effects.
You may be true, but we're talking about the unknown, so it is not such a crazy idea to wait for a while instead of run. And we are talking about the possibility of getting the virus vs. the certainty of getting vaxxed. To me right now it is all or nothing, I will take the risk of getting sick from Covid, which is very low as I am young, instead of the certainty of getting vaxxed and who knows what surprises in 10 years.
Look at what happened with the polio vaccine containing HPV in 1950/60: millions of women (and some men) died from cancer decades after because HPV wasn't known at that time; and it was a vaccine complying with all the security times and protocols, so let's assume at least a minimal reasonable doubt with this one.
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Unfortunately, these are the kind of things people assume I'm thinking when I refuse to get the vaccine for now
The environment is extremely polarised in my country, and nothing is black or white, but it seems just a few can see it: you are crazy for getting vaxxed or you are crazy for not getting it