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I’ve no idea why I’m being downvoted. I’d appreciate it if anyone replied and explained why they’d done so.

I for one don’t think your post is worth a downvote, you represent a legitimate train of thought, maybe even for a lot of people. Risk compared with your own health is surely a different “calculation” then if it’s someone else.

My own thoughts about it (rational or not) is that mRNA is more KISS -just the key protein- which is favourable in complex systems. It’s not that AZ isn’t safe, Pfizer/Moderna just seem safer at this point.

Thank you!

Because the chance of dying of Covid is 100x to 1000x times higher than dying from the vaccine

Things that cause more blood clots than the Covid vaccine: covid itself, pregnancy, birth control, etc

But you prefer the virus, sure, go ahead. But a tube down your throat is not comfortable.

But you need to differentiate this by age group. Chance of dying of Covid is not 100x to 1000x times higher for the age group affected by the CVT so I can understand every caution here. Its not correct to compare/mix the different age groups from my POV.

Because you sound like all the anti-vaxxers on Facebook. ”I know science says it’s safe, but here’s an emotion-inducing anecdote that makes you second-guess things”

It’s nothing like that. I’m simply stating a sciency argument won’t work to the masses. As far as the “emotion-inducing anecdote” is concerned, I’m only telling that story to remind that mathematics does more harm where a hug is more appropriate.

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