Cases of VITT and Myocarditis associated with COVID vaccines are very rare and have been mild. No cases of VITT associated with Pfizer and only 3 cases connected to Moderna.
There is not a drug or vaccine on the planet that doesn't have some risk or side effect.
It is unrealistic and foolish to have a zero tolerance for risk before you would take a drug or vaccine that could reduce a much, much higher risk of serious illness or death.
The odds of contracting VITT or Myocarditis are infinitesimally small. The odds of contacting COVID are magnitudes higher. COVID can lead to long term complications or death. You are far more likely to suffer blood clots in the brain or heart inflammation from a COVID infection than from a vaccine.
You are 1.8X more likely to die from a fall from stairs, 2X more likely to die from a fire, 28X more likely to die from a car accident and 44X more likely to die from accidental poisoning than myocarditis or pericarditis occurrence after the 2nd dose of an mRNA vaccine.
The odds are 1 in 232,283 (.000430%) of myocarditis or pericarditis occurrence after the 2nd dose of an mRNA vaccine.
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Based on the numbers...1 out of every 8.85 persons have contracted COVID in the U.S. since March 2020.
Based on the current rate of 140K avg new cases per day that is 1 out every 6.65 persons will contract COVID in the next 12 mos if the 140K avg stays consistent.
1 out 6.65 is about the equivalent to the odds of dying from heart disease (1 in 6) or dying from cancer (1 in 7) in a given year which neither can be prevented with a vaccine.
If you had the opportunity to eliminate your chance of dying from cancer or heart disease with 2 visits to the pharmacy and getting a shot with 1 out of 232K chance of mild complications...doesn't taking that risk make sense???
Of course dying from cancer or heart disease is much worse than contracting COVID but COVID can lead to death or long term complications that may not resolve.
Comparing the odds of occurrence (1 in 232,283) of myocarditis or pericarditis after the 2nd dose of an mRNA vaccine....