Re:EMA finds possible link for AstraZeneca and rare cases of...
by shockeychap on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @03:53PM
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I get what you’re saying, but the point still stands. Would you rather take your chances with a stray bullet or the militia? Would it be wise to withdraw the police “out of an abundance of caution” because of a statistically tiny set of stray bullets whose body count isn’t even a rounding error compared to the militia?
Re:EMA finds possible link for AstraZeneca and rare cases of...
by thehappypm on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @04:57PM
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It's a fair question, no? If I was a healthy mid-20s woman, I'd probably be waiting for J&J or something. I don't want to play Russian roulette.
Re:EMA finds possible link for AstraZeneca and rare cases of...
by senectus1 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:23PM
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31 cases in 2.1 million doses.
I don't think your analogy fits either.
actually the numbers are even bigger than that:
>The safety committee reviewed 62 cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and 24 cases of splanchnic vein thrombosis reported in the European Union’s drug safety databases as of March 22. Eighteen of these cases were fatal. The cases came from the reporting systems of the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, where 25 million people had received the vaccine.
https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/07/astrazeneca-covid-19-vac...
and don't forget, blood clots happen without the vaccine as well...
It's more like: There's a militia terrorizing a town square. The police are using machine guns to fight back, and a few stray bullets are hitting innocent bystanders.