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dewophile

09/12/21 10:24 AM

#239495 RE: jbog #239489

What is likely to be worse if there are long term ramifications - side effects from vaccine or from covid infection? I think the latter based on the data we have thus far. E.g. myocarditis can happen after both but way more common after infection than vaccine.
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radford

09/12/21 11:04 AM

#239496 RE: jbog #239489

There is a reason why it usually takes about ten years and not six months to develop and test a new vaccine. The current vaccines were not adequately tested for either safety or efficacy IMO. On efficacy, would these have been even approved for EUA if it was known that they would lose close to half of their efficacy in less than six months? Even now, there is no good information on how often boosters may be needed. Trudeau of Canada was boasting the other day that he was in negotiations to purchase up to sixty million doses of vaccines annually to cover the period up to 2024. That is two boosters a year. And yes you are absolutely right Jbog there is no long term data on safety. So why not make them mandatory for every man, woman, and child in America?
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iwfal

09/12/21 5:40 PM

#239499 RE: jbog #239489

I'm also for the vaccine and I'll get the booster once allowed. The ONE thing I, nor anyone else can say is what side effects will happen in the future.



Ok, I’ll bite… what are other vaccines that have had side effects that only showed up long after the vaccine dosing? ADE. Anything else?

Note that I accept in principle there may be such a thing, but to the extent that it exists it’s very likely to be much lower than the rate of late blooming COVID side effects (and although I think it exists to some degree, “Long COVID” is undoubtedly exaggerated)
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radford

09/13/21 4:29 PM

#239524 RE: jbog #239489

Kudos to Philip Krause and Marion Gruber for doing something to restore credibility in the FDA. Although too bad they had to resign to do it.





https://els-jbs-prod-cdn.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/pb-assets/Lancet/pdfs/S0140673621020468-1631529799470.pdf