1/? a thread in hopes of speaking for a group of ppl (unrepresented in corporate media) who choose not to covid vaxx and therefore oppose all vaxx mandates:
2/? it's possible to see the data available, & even believe the data showing that covid infection poses a higher risk than a vaxx, & still choose not to vaxx. for some, esp young-ish healthy folks, we prefer organic likely risk over synthetic definite risk, scale notwithstanding.
3/? on top of this, the reality is that both the vaxx & pathogen will have unique side-effects for each person that we'll never be able to notice/prove. it's unique for each person so correlation/trends can't be established, & consequently these side-effects will go undiscovered.
4/? it is well known that we all have genes that predispose us to developing certain illnesses & it is well known that certain things can 'trigger' that genetically likely illness, or it can remain untriggered and cause no problem.
5/? both the vaxx & pathogen could be triggers for any number of things, & and we'll never know & never be able to truly compare overall risk to overall risk. so we are limited to comparing only KNOWN risks to KNOWN risks.
6/? so when you are young-ish & healthy, & based on the data available your risk is extremely low in both cases, it is not insane or selfish to choose aforementioned 'organic likely risk' over 'definite synthetic risk' when throwing in the variable of unknown risks on both sides.
7/? despite healthy skepticism around data regarding the vaxx & the pathogen, not everyone that chooses to pass on it is stupid or uncritical in their thinking, and it is sad that vaxx hesitancy has been stigmatized by politicians & the corporate media.
8/? we will always be limited to only KNOWN risks in our assessments of medicine & pathogens and that simple truth should guide our policy. we are not dealing in absolutes & medicinal intervention must always be a choice, and no one should be shamed for declining to participate.
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