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New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe::More than 38 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario as of Oct. 8, with 23,002 reports of adverse reactions, an incidence of 0.06 per cent, Public Health Ontario says

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[–] BetaDoggo_@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

New evidence?

[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 27 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"Additional" evidence may have been a better word here. There is a ton of evidence of its safety. For so rarely causing complications compared to pretty much any other type of medical intervention, vaccines do get an insane amount of scrutiny to try and satisfy public phobias.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Because its proactive, not reactive.

Proactive care that works looks like it did nothing. Ape brain no understand event that no see happen.

[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's probably one reason. There's just something about vaccines that makes people unreasonably paranoid though. I once saw a person about to get an infusion of a pretty dangerous immuno suppressing drug. They had a bad disease, it was worth the risks. They didn't seem all that concerned though. Before the infusion could happen there was a requirement to get a few vaccines. You know, to help prevent getting seriously ill while you're immuno suppressed. The vaccines won't work after the infusion, only before. Person fought their doctors for months refusing any vaccines before finally giving in, getting the vaccines, and finally getting the drug they need.

[–] ShunkW@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

One of the biggest medical interventions for COVID was intubation. Having experienced unilateral vocal cord paralysis after being intubated for surgery and days after due to complications of the procedure - you really want to avoid it if possible. It took surgery and 18 months for me to speak normally again.

I'll take feeling crummy for a few days with low risk of actual harm to avoid that happening again.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

I was intubated for short periods after some major surgeries and I don't wish it on anyone, thankfully I didn't have any issues after the fact like you did.