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Re:Anti-vaxxers make up to $1.1B for social media companies by mschuster91 on Friday June 25, 2021 @11:22AM (#27631915)
"Flip-flop" is a natural part of science - the adaptation to new knowledge being discovered.

Were the statements that masks didn't help against sars-cov-2 inaccurate in retrospect? Yes. Was the assumption back in the time that a) masks were a rare good, desperately needed in ERs and b) that it was possible that covid19 was transmitted by smear/touch valid? Also yes.

Was it justified to stop issuing AstraZeneca vaccines after reports of blood clots? Yes. Was it justified to resume vaccinating using this vaccine after two weeks of investigations? Also yes.

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Re:Anti-vaxxers make up to $1.1B for social media companies by macintux on Friday June 25, 2021 @03:35PM (#27635281)
> Was it justified to stop issuing AstraZeneca vaccines after reports of blood clots? Yes.

Justified, maybe. The best policy decision in the face of widespread hostility/skepticism? Probably not.

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