It's not the immediate bad reactions that we are worried about (although there are some that get anaphylaxis). It's the LONG-TERM safety that we are worried about. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are using new technology (NEVER used successfully in humans before). People say that mRNA technology has been "studied for years" - although it's been "studied" primarily in animals, not a single phase 3 trial has been completed using mRNA. In fact, the covid vaccines are the FIRST mRNA vaccines to even get to Phase 3 trials (and the trials are not even expected to be completed for at least one+ years).
Both Pfizer and Modern vaccines are NOT FDA- approved (clearly stated in the fact sheets). They only have emergency use authorization due to the pandemic. In fact, no one knows what the long-term safety and efficacy of these vaccines are. If you read the clinical trials for both Pfizer and Moderna (that were used to get the emergency authorization), they both clearly state that the safety and efficacy were only studied for a median of 2 months. Anything beyond 2 months is UNKNOWN at this point.
Even the "94/95% efficacy" is misleading. For example if you look at the clinical study for Pfizer (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33301246/#&gid=article-figures&pid=captionless-figure-uid-3), the primary end-point was whether someone got symptomatic covid (defined as at least one symptom from a list of covid symptoms such as sore throat, cough, fatigue, fever, etc, and a positive PCR test) at least 7 days after the 2nd dose, vs placebo. In the vaccine group, only 8 out of 18,198 or 0.044% got symptomatic covid. What everyone FAILS to tell you is that in the placebo group, only 162 out of 18,325 or 0.88% got symptomatic covid. The "95%" efficacy just means that 0.044% (vaccine) is 95% better than 0.88% (placebo). The important thing to note is that even with the PLACEBO, the chance of getting symptomatic covid is miniscule (0.88%). Furthermore, the chance of getting severe covid with PLACEBO was pretty much nill - only 9 out of 21,686 or 0.041%.
The worst part about risking your future in getting the vaccine (since safety/efficacy is unknown past 2 months) is that EVERYONE is immune from any liability from the covid vaccines. If a year from now, people start dying, getting auto-immune diseases, or other serious side effects, they have ZERO recourse. This is because you cannot sue anyone (manufacturers, government, FDA, physicians, pharmacist, distributors, etc). You basically agreed to take an investigational vaccine and you are waiving all rights to sue. The CICP insurance program that those getting the vaccine are automatically enrolled in (because they can't sue anyone) is only good for ONE year. You get NOTHING if something happens or you die more than one year after getting the vaccine, even if it becomes a well-known fact in the future that the vaccines were harmful. Even if something happens before the one year time limit, compensation is difficult to get and amounts are minimal (basically a joke).
With available safe and effective treatments for covid, I don't understand why anyone would risk their future and gamble on their health with the covid vaccine.
It's not the immediate bad reactions that we are worried about (although there are some that get anaphylaxis). It's the LONG-TERM safety that we are worried about. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are using new technology (NEVER used successfully in humans before). People say that mRNA technology has been "studied for years" - although it's been "studied" primarily in animals, not a single phase 3 trial has been completed using mRNA. In fact, the covid vaccines are the FIRST mRNA vaccines to even get to Phase 3 trials (and the trials are not even expected to be completed for at least one+ years).
Both Pfizer and Modern vaccines are NOT FDA- approved (clearly stated in the fact sheets). They only have emergency use authorization due to the pandemic. In fact, no one knows what the long-term safety and efficacy of these vaccines are. If you read the clinical trials for both Pfizer and Moderna (that were used to get the emergency authorization), they both clearly state that the safety and efficacy were only studied for a median of 2 months. Anything beyond 2 months is UNKNOWN at this point.
Even the "94/95% efficacy" is misleading. For example if you look at the clinical study for Pfizer (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33301246/#&gid=article-figures&pid=captionless-figure-uid-3), the primary end-point was whether someone got symptomatic covid (defined as at least one symptom from a list of covid symptoms such as sore throat, cough, fatigue, fever, etc, and a positive PCR test) at least 7 days after the 2nd dose, vs placebo. In the vaccine group, only 8 out of 18,198 or 0.044% got symptomatic covid. What everyone FAILS to tell you is that in the placebo group, only 162 out of 18,325 or 0.88% got symptomatic covid. The "95%" efficacy just means that 0.044% (vaccine) is 95% better than 0.88% (placebo). The important thing to note is that even with the PLACEBO, the chance of getting symptomatic covid is miniscule (0.88%). Furthermore, the chance of getting severe covid with PLACEBO was pretty much nill - only 9 out of 21,686 or 0.041%.
The worst part about risking your future in getting the vaccine (since safety/efficacy is unknown past 2 months) is that EVERYONE is immune from any liability from the covid vaccines. If a year from now, people start dying, getting auto-immune diseases, or other serious side effects, they have ZERO recourse. This is because you cannot sue anyone (manufacturers, government, FDA, physicians, pharmacist, distributors, etc). You basically agreed to take an investigational vaccine and you are waiving all rights to sue. The CICP insurance program that those getting the vaccine are automatically enrolled in (because they can't sue anyone) is only good for ONE year. You get NOTHING if something happens or you die more than one year after getting the vaccine, even if it becomes a well-known fact in the future that the vaccines were harmful. Even if something happens before the one year time limit, compensation is difficult to get and amounts are minimal (basically a joke).
With available safe and effective treatments for covid, I don't understand why anyone would risk their future and gamble on their health with the covid vaccine.