Given all the science denying, I mean "vaccine debates," I wanted to come clean about something:
At the beginning of the pandemic, I told my own daughter if they developed a vaccine in less than 12 months I'd be highly skeptical and probably wouldn't take it.
I regret that. 1/
At the beginning of the pandemic, I told my own daughter if they developed a vaccine in less than 12 months I'd be highly skeptical and probably wouldn't take it.
I regret that. 1/
A vaccine *was* developed rapidly and after looking at the science, it was undeniably safer than risking even an asymptomatic COVID case. Before anyone says "bah, you don't know the long-term risks of the vaccine" you're 100% right. Nobody does. 2/
But I'll counter that you don't know the long term risks of (even asymptomatic) COVID. I've looked at the science on both. On the vaccine front, there's nothing but anecdotes and fear.
But on the COVID front? There's a LOT there. Brain swelling is never good. Ever. 3/
But on the COVID front? There's a LOT there. Brain swelling is never good. Ever. 3/
Brain swelling may not happen in 100% of cases, but we don't know because we aren't giving most asymptomatic people brain MRIs.
Same with lung issues. I talked to an ER doc who discovered multiple COVID cases when looking at chest x-rays of patients injured in MVAs. 4/
Same with lung issues. I talked to an ER doc who discovered multiple COVID cases when looking at chest x-rays of patients injured in MVAs. 4/
These are people who believed they were healthy and by all accounts were asymptomatic until being injured in a car crash. When receiving a chest x-ray to check for trauma (e.g. broken ribs), the doc said the lungs were so bad, they'd have been admitted for that alone. 5/
So yeah, the vaccine was rapidly developed. Yes, the government and pharmaceutical companies have lied to us in the past. They might be lying now. But to what end?
The reality is that you can concede the vaccine represents some risk (it does) and still get vaccinated. 6/
The reality is that you can concede the vaccine represents some risk (it does) and still get vaccinated. 6/
Anyone who works in infosec knows the this is about *managing* risk, not eliminating it. If your standard for the vaccine is "100% safe or I won't take it," you're already operating in a reality distortion field.
Evaluate risk models and decide "does vaccination mitigate?" 7/
Evaluate risk models and decide "does vaccination mitigate?" 7/
In the end, I did everything short of fraud to get it as quick as possible. Luckily, I live in GA where there's lower demand, so it was relatively easy.
Many of my overseas friends are fighting to get the same lifesaving vaccine (former) friends here won't even consider. /FIN
Many of my overseas friends are fighting to get the same lifesaving vaccine (former) friends here won't even consider. /FIN
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