I agree regarding the stats. At the time, I followed them very closely.
Regarding the vax, the promotional campaigns for an unvetted drug were beyond insane. And the massive absence of discretion and submission was very disheartening.
"Why would I need a vaccine for something with a 99 percent survival rate that does not have any distinguishable features?” said Zubiate. (a registered nurse)
There is my original reason for being disinterested in being vaccinated. Unless I had reason to think I had a high risk factor for serious illness or death in connection to SARS-CoV-2 taking a vaccine for it would be an hysterical overreaction.
But since that initial decision was made the government and media have heaped on far more important questions of trust and principle. Because what I see there is deceit, bad faith and malevolence in connection to the vaccines which outweighs any personal health concerns and sets my mind in adamantine opposition to taking it.
With those two implacable reasons to refrain from vaccinating I don't need to struggle with the debates over safety issues. "Safe as spring water" would be a wholly inadequate argument to overcome my objections to taking them.