Risk-Benefit Calculation – Informed Decision

sarasage ♦ October 23, 2021 ♦ Leave a comment

The decision to take a vaccine is as much about data and statistics as medicine. This is why when people say I follow my doctor’s advice, I wonder if they know the numbers (most don’t) or just follows the guidelines.

Why are you taking the COVID vaccines?

• Should I take more mRNA vaccines for COVID?

• It is protecting me from getting covid, if not, from severe diseases and hospitalization, if not, from dying of covid; (vaccines are effective) – See COVID19 Vaccines Efficacy & Effectiveness

• The adverse from covid vaccines are few and mild so worth the risk; (vaccines are safe) – See COVID19 Vaccines Risks & Injuries, COVID19 Vaccines Coincidences

• My risk of covid justifies taking the vaccine – See COVID19 Risks & Risk Groups

• Taking the vaccine to protect older, more vulnerable people even though they may be vaccinated also – See COVID19 Vaccinating Children (and the young), All Risk & No Benefits & COVID19 Vaccines Efficacy & Effectiveness

• There are no other ways to protect against the virus and there are no treatments for covid – See COVID19 Prevention & Treatments

• I trust CDC, FDA and my doctor who follows their guidelines – See COVID19 Data Sources & Experts & COVID19 Vaccines – Historical Perspectives

• Phycological aspects / Crisis of freedom – Psychology of Fear, Anxiety & the Makings of Big Lies & Normalizing the Abnormal

Overall deaths higher from the vaccine than COVID – Pfizer clinical trial

Great presentation by Dr. Scot Youngblood, MD about #Covid19 vaccine facts & mandates!
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— Ben M. (@USMortality) November 2, 2021

Vaccines are injected into healthy people/children, there needs to be extra scrutiny for their:

• Necessity – prevent getting and spreading severe, widespread diseases with no safe treatment alternatives. This can vary based on population demographics and health status (e.g., age, #, and type of comorbidities)
• Safety – including long-term safety established through long-term animal safety and human clinical trials. Including the level of adverse acceptable for the protection provided.
• Efficacy and effectiveness – adequate and long-term immunity and transmission prevention. Vaccines for ever-mutating pathogens are often not justified, especially non-sterilizing vaccines that allow vaccine-induced escape mutants.