Tiffany Pontes Dover

Vannity | 1//24/2021 | Vannity

[Mr Information]

All vaccines carry a risk. (All medications carry a risk.)
New vaccines carry a greater risk.
These vaccines have been rushed, so the risk is even greater.
These vaccines have been approved for emergency use, reinforcing the previous point.
This is a fundamentally different type of vaccine, so the risk is even greater (especially the long-term risk).

Taking all that into account, great caution should be observed in using these vaccines. The risk must be balanced against the benefit. Covid-19 IS deadly. It is like a bad flu, probably even a VERY bad flu. But it is not comparable to the 1918/1919 pandemic. It is therefore highly questionable whether it is justifiable for large numbers of people to be vaccinated, especially the young and healthy. And even more questionable whether vaccination should be compulsory.

I would suggest a slower vaccination program - voluntary, health workers, the elderly and those with comorbidities - and then closely monitor for adverse reactions, increasing the speed of vaccination if these are relatively few and minor.

[alexander_busek]

This query is personal. I have family members, some of whom are quite old, who have scheduled vaccinations and I don't know what to tell them when they ask me, "is this a good idea?"

Are you a virologist, epidemiologist, or even only a General Practitioner?

If not, answer honestly, "I don't know."

Regards,

[alexander_busek]

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Regards,

[alexander_busek]

It is like a bad flu, probably even a VERY bad flu.

Except when, as in the vast majority of cases, it's more like a slight cold.

Regards,

[Mr Information]

Yes, I agree. But I’m looking at the number of hospitalizations and especially the number of deaths. Yes, I know there is considerable doubt over those figures, and probably many of those hospitalizations and deaths were due to the comorbidities. But unless and until we can be sure that Covid-19 played only a small role in the severity of those cases, we need to be very concerned. And no, I’m not advocating a strict lockdown, but we do need to take precautions, more precautions than for the seasonal flu, and far more than for the common cold.

[alexander_busek]

Yes, I agree. But I’m looking at the number of hospitalizations and especially the number of deaths. Yes, I know there is considerable doubt over those figures, and probably many of those hospitalizations and deaths were due to the comorbidities. But unless and until we can be sure that Covid-19 played only a small role in the severity of those cases, we need to be very concerned. And no, I’m not advocating a strict lockdown, but we do need to take precautions, more precautions than for the seasonal flu, and far more than for the common cold.

I'm sorry if my initial reply to you appeared glib or uncaring.

If you wish to believe that you yourself (or a close family member) are in grave danger because of Covid-19, then you are by all means free to act accordingly (e.g., get inoculated).

For persons in high-risk groups, the benefits of inoculation probably outweigh the risks.

Regards,

[Mr Information]

Thanks. I can support that. I would just add that I think that everyone should be made aware that there ARE risks, then they can decide for themselves if they think the likely benefit outweighs the risk FOR THEM.