We (the US) should've had coordinated national messaging and education of vaccine mechanisms and safety starting the middle of last summer, but that would've required actual national leadership.
Look, I'm sure they've tested. And I'm sure they've done enough to satisfy their regulatory burden.
Just saying I'm not going to be the first over the wall - I'll leave that to the eager.
Yes, assumed.
I choose to trust the scientists who understand the science of how these vaccines interact with the body. I would prefer to take a bet on them and be part of the solution rather than believing in some self-formulated risk analysis and remaining part of the problem.
It's the people that have heard enough "national messaging" in their lifetime to regard everything skeptically (see [0]-[5] for some context).
More "national messaging" isn't what fixes healthy skepticism of the same.
[0] https://reason.com/2016/01/21/the-man-who-caused-benghazi-ex... [1] https://archive.vn/gaxG6 [2] https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2013/s1220-gardasil-vacci... [3] https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/history/narcoleps... [4] https://www.vox.com/2020/5/29/21273625/coronavirus-masks-req... [5] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/apr/10/world-health-or...