c7runner7 wrote:
There's been 34 million Americans with Covid and 600k that died. There's been 150 million vaccinated. So for the vaccine to be more dangerous than Covid 3 million (600k x 5) would need to die.
"Oh, but like, 94% of those had comorbidities or were old." Okay, whatever, lets just say their lives don't count... that's still 36k deaths... so you'd need 150k vaccine deaths to be equal.
"Well no, not everyone would get Covid"? I think 1/2 the population (150mil) getting it is reasonable over a period of 5+ years considering more than 50% get the flu in their lifetime. But fine, let's just say from here on out, only 34 more million could contract Covid if there were no vaccines. So that vaccines have to kill more than 36k people to be more dangerous (for healthy non-old people).
"Well, I'm a really healthy person though, and young, so the vaccine is more dangerous". Really? What what's the death rate for vaccines in the 20-29 age group range? Oh, that data doesn't exist, and you're just purely speculating with questionable research and not actual real-world results? Okay, that's fine, but don't act like you have some great argument that's going to save the world from Big Pharma and the evil government.
"Well, all your assumptions are wrong, because Covid numbers were all a lie. People died "with Covid, not from Covid" Okay... sure, and the 'excess death' numbers were fabricated too? And world-wide, doctors, heath-care providers, and government officials all colluded to deceive the general public about Covid? Seriously, how likely is that? Deep down in your gut, you may be slightly cynical and suspect that; I question everything, so I get it. But how can that actually be your accepted position that you publicly state and hold to be 100% true? Maybe, the deaths were a little overstated. We could even say 90% of deaths were overstated and it still wouldn't change the numbers enough to make vaccines more dangerous than Covid.
This isn't a debate anymore. It's just not. As a whole, vaccines are safe are effective. Its undeniable they save more lives than they destroy. For you personally, it may not really matter a whole lot if you get the vaccine or not. For kids, it likely matters even less. But you not getting it isn't a 'health decision based on robust evidence'. You just aren't getting it because you don't feel it matters for you personally and you just don't want too. And maybe those unproven VAERS reports and circulating Facebook stories freak you out, and you also don't want to feel like crap for 24 hrs after your shot. That's fine. Whatever, I don't really care, most people don't care. It's not mandated, no one is holding you down and forcing you to get it, no one is stabbing your child, do whatever you want. Should it be mandated for children? I don't like to mandate anything; so no. But I think it's fine to say "Hey, I can't be 100% sure, but your child is most likely going to be absolutely fine getting the vaccine. They'd also most likely be fine if they don't get the vaccine, but Covid is more likely to provide adverse effects vs the vaccine, although the absolute risk for your 10 year old is really low either way so do whatever you want" But obsessively arguing that the vaccine is somehow more harmful than Covid- and being so adamant about it- is just ridiculous.