Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl...
by epgui on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @08:05PM
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You need to apply some Bayesian thinking. No reasonable person (expert or not) believes in such a thing as zero danger.
- The vast majority of new drugs that undergo safety trials are found to have serious side effects.
- The near totality of new vaccines that undergo safety trials are found to have a formidably beneficial risk profile.
Don't make the mistake of applying the same risk heuristic in your mind for both things. Risk assessments in science have absolutely nothing to do with politics.
- The vast majority of new drugs that undergo safety trials are found to have serious side effects.
- The near totality of new vaccines that undergo safety trials are found to have a formidably beneficial risk profile.
Don't make the mistake of applying the same risk heuristic in your mind for both things. Risk assessments in science have absolutely nothing to do with politics.