I understand, but I would also scrutinize your own anecdotal information.

several people who died after, one who got shingles, another who got bells palsey

For example, how do you know every one of these people had these health issues due to the vaccine? You really can't know unless you see every habit off their life, as well as their genetic disposition.

I don't mean to push back, it's just that everyone at my work and personal life (100+ people) have been vaccinated and are totally fine. So I don't think we should trust anecdotes at all.

Empirical data is the best bet so far, in order to avoid confirmation bias.

I understand, but I would also scrutinize your own anecdotal information.

several people who died after, one who got shingles, another who got bells palsey

For example, how do you know every one of these people had these health issues due to the vaccine? You really can't know unless you see every habit off their life, as well as their genetic disposition.

I don't mean to push back, it's just that everyone at my work and personal life (100+ people) have been vaccinated and are totally fine. So I don't think we should trust anecdotes at all.

Empirical data is the best bet so far, in order to avoid confirmation bias.