Thread by @rebekah_diamond

Any harm the covid vaccine could do—even in your wildest imagination—the disease will do worse.

It’s the same spike protein that gets made! The only difference is so much more badness comes on board with the virus.

A helpful visual, then 🧵 :

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One of the trends I’m seeing when it comes to covid vaccines in kids is the idea that there’s some nebulous, long term harm we will see with the vaccines that we won’t see with the virus. But this really makes no sense.

I’ve detailed in past posts here and on IG why there’s no biological or historical reason to believe this. The idea that long term scary things happen from vaccines is a figment of anti vaccine propaganda.

But here’s the thing: we don’t even need to sit and weigh the harms of covid infection vs the possible effects of a vaccine. Like at all! Why? Because the vaccine creates the exact same spike protein as the virus.

With the virus, there are countless more harmful substances and responses your body sees. But it also still sees the spike protein!

It’s NOT risks of vaccine versus risk of covid. What it actually is? The risks of a vaccine vs. risks of a vaccine PLUS serious risks of the virus

Anyone pushing hypothetical vaccine risks without understanding and acknowledging this is, whether they mean to or not, creating a misleading argument that tempers vaccine enthusiasm.

It’s okay to refuse to overcomplicate things. All vaccines are better than the diseases they prevent. Yes, always, all of them, including the covid vaccine.

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