I have a friend who is anti mRNA vaccines as they are so new.

Are they?

  • arquebus_x@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    Even if risks are under-reported (plausible, but unlikely, given the amount of scrutiny), it’s definitely the case that the risks from getting COVID are still not fully understood. Long COVID is a major issue that is still under investigation. So by your own metric - “highly reluctant to try the new possibly risky thing” - the vaccine is important. Because “the new possibly risky thing” in this case is getting COVID. You definitely don’t want to “try” that.

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      10 months ago

      Good point about new risky thing lol! And I so firmly don’t want covid that, to my knowledge I haven’t had it. And I rather desperately don’t want long covid. THAT concern drives me more than simple covid. I’m cautious enough that people make fun of me, but too bad.