Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!!Originally Posted by garykool81
One would suspect this is because the science of vaccine development today has advanced somewhat beyond where it was nearly a century ago when polio vaccine research was started. The medical and technological world around us today feels slightly more advanced than that of the 1930s.
It would be like arguing that the current year model Ford Mustang is unsafe to drive and “experimental” because it wasn’t developed in the same timeframe as automobiles of the 1920s.
And, let’s be frank. If this were the 1950s, conspiracy theorists of today would be part of the group in the mid-20th century arguing that the polio vaccine was dangerous and should be banned. After all, did you know that the polio vaccine actually gave 1 in every 2 million people who received it polio? The risk of side effects from these covid vaccines is measurably lower, with odds now more favorable on a scale of tens of millions vs. the rate of serious side effects we saw from the polio and smallpox vaccines you champion as benchmarks of normalcy in vaccine development and administration.
As a side note — none of these vaccines in use are experimental. You continue to use that term inaccurately and without justification. It is factually false. The vaccines went through an experimental phase and were authorized for use. Each of these vaccines are not “new”. They are based on tested technology and science that has been around for decades now, including the mRNA vaccines, just like a new airplane model from Airbus isn’t received by the public with a level of skepticism as though it is the first time man has mastered the ability to fly.
Vaccine side effects virtually always show themselves within hours of administration, and with complete historical certainty do show themselves within under 30 days of being administered.
Here are the facts. This virus isn’t going to magically disappear. In fact, the longer it remains in circulation, the greater the chances are that more variants evolve that not only increase contagiousness of the virus, but also its mortality rate — something being observed right now with newer strains just one year in. Worse, the greater the odds are that they evolve in a partially vaccinated population to outsmart vaccines.
Vaccines can be a silver bullet that literally eradicate this virus from our planet, something increasingly unlikely now due to misinformation being spread by individuals on forums like this, but only if enough people take them to establish legitimate herd immunity — something that cannot be achieved through “natural immunity” without actually killing millions of more people in an effort to try. If we do not reach herd immunity on a global scale, this virus will continue to survive, spread, and thrive. Result? We’ll be wearing masks for the rest of our lives, vaccine passports won’t just be a thing of the next few years but rather of our lifetimes, border closures will become normality.
If we want to see global tourism return to normal ever again and know that we can freely travel to islands such as St. Barts without encountering the risk of sudden travel bans, border closures, or permanent covid testing and vaccine passport control on either side of the border, then we have an ever-narrowing window to make that happen. Spreading misinformation and constantly contradicting the overwhelming consensus of the global healthcare community with falsehood-laden conspiracy theories will only cement into our future a planet where free travel was a thing of prior civilization.
Being part of the solution (eradicating COVID-19) is the new normal.
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None of us has a crystal ball, but please stop pretending like anyone cares if you get vaccinated or not.
Originally Posted by Jim A
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