On 3/14/2021 7:48 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:33:30 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> > wrote:
>
>
>> You are missing the point - two points, actually.
>>
>> 1. These are EXPERIMENTAL vaccines, because to be fully approved they
>> need YEARS of study.
>
> Nope. You do realize that there are several types of Covid vaccines
> out there right now, yeah?
>
>> Bad things sometime happen after a lot of time has
>> elapsed.
>
> Yeah and every single pharmaceutical and OTC drug is required to
> report adverse reactions to the FDA. This isn't just for new drugs,
> either.
>
> The more people who are taking a med, the more likely an adverse
> reaction, if inherent or wildly incidental, will show up. This is just
> numbers, not woo-woo-new-med sort of thing.
>
> I did a study for a common brand of NSAID that had been on the market
> for decades, and if any of the participants said they'd had so much as
> an uncomfortable hiccup they felt happened while taking it, my company
> had to file that with the FDA.
>
> No system is foolproof, and millions of user and doses can show up
> anomalies that smaller, trial numbers might not reveal, but trying to
> scare folks off because these vaccines are "new" is pretty lame.
>>
>> 2. Being aware and cautious regarding EXPERIMENTAL vaccines does not
>> make one an anti-vaxxer.
>
> These are not "experimental", there should be no fear of them because
> of such an false implications like yours, and so, yeah, you're an
> anti-vaxxer for taking that stance.
>>
>> That said, I make no personal comment about anything regarding these
>> vaccines or whether one should or should not take them.
>
> Um...yeah, you did.
>


Um, no I didn't.

They are experimental in that they have not been licensed. They have
been given Emergency Use Authorization. Studies are still underway.

Take the shot. I am not saying not to.