Asklemmy

It's because 99.9% of the time when someone says "I just want you to know about the side effects" they

• Have learned it from YouTube or the internet and do not possess a medical degree
• Do not fully understand what is reported as a side effect, or that most reporting databases are treated as "Could it even remotely be possibly attributed to a vaccine, if so then post it here and let the experts figure out"
• Will not admit that experts are in fact, experts, and that they should be relied on more than random internet people
• Will continue to argue on any point for eternity, never listening to any counter points

We have heard it, we understand it already, we are informed. The risks are minute and rare, vaccines are some of those things that we each take a tiny risk so that society as a whole can survive and continue without these horrible diseases. If you are unwilling to take a vaccine that has a <0.01% chance of giving you a minor side effect because you are so selfish that you can't see what herd immunity is, then that says more about you than any side effects would.

I got the vaccine and I'm a gay frog now.

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I loled.

I’ve tried posting about the side effects a few times but it always gets downvoted to oblivion, so I guess most people don’t want anyone to know about the side effects and want the government to censor that information, but I don’t understand why.

Because everything you've posted here is bullshit. The mRNA COVID vaccines have been widely available for 2+ years now and it's definitively shown to have saved many lives without serious side effects.

a.Delta: The Surgeon General wants us to remove true information about side effects.

That is a false quote: there is no period at the end of that quote, because that was only half a sentence. The next word in that sentence is a big “IF,” followed by context that made it clear they only were requested to remove bullshit. This was followed by 4 other bullet points that further affirmed that the government specifically wanted them to remove half truths and lies, not factual information.

If you’re not even going to bother to get the whole quote, why are you posting? It appears the only one who is not actually interested m the truth is you.

Just by the title we know that you are that kind of crazy.

Have you tried twitter? I've heard it's great for people like you right now.

Why do you think a video or Facebook posts are accurate sources?

I think people deserve to give informed consent, but the nocebo effect is very real. Some people will read about side effects and then experience them simply because they're convinced that they will. It's the reverse of the placebo effect.

Locking this thread per rule #2 and #5 - this isn't a discussion.

You can't talk about this topic. People don't care unless it's coming from their doctor.

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