Oh yes, the auld "I'm pro-vax, BUT...." A disclaimer often found in scientific papers, too. Except it will be more like a sentence proclaiming that "vaccines are recognised to have saved millions of lives, BUT..."
And, yes, to wanting *reasons* for that which we cannot understand... and not being at all equipped to understand the simple fact that sometimes, shale happens, and there is NO reason.
That said, my basic stance is that claims of safety (like any other claims used in marketing) require evidence of safety, and that the burden of that evidence lies on the claimant, not on the person questioning the claim.
As to... "There is a balance to be struck between "let viruses spread freely with no interventions" and "kill, lockdown, and quarantine to control"." Well, but ARE these the only available options? And, indeed, do we KNOW that "kill, lockdown and quarantine to control" is ACTUALLY what our immune systems are doing? Or is that simply what our current working *model* of our immune system looks like?
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Re: Vaccines as a class
Date: 2022-10-27 06:41 pm (UTC)And, yes, to wanting *reasons* for that which we cannot understand... and not being at all equipped to understand the simple fact that sometimes, shale happens, and there is NO reason.
That said, my basic stance is that claims of safety (like any other claims used in marketing) require evidence of safety, and that the burden of that evidence lies on the claimant, not on the person questioning the claim.
As to... "There is a balance to be struck between "let viruses spread freely with no interventions" and "kill, lockdown, and quarantine to control"." Well, but ARE these the only available options? And, indeed, do we KNOW that "kill, lockdown and quarantine to control" is ACTUALLY what our immune systems are doing? Or is that simply what our current working *model* of our immune system looks like?