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Re:SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant exhibits higher infectivity and... by arcticbull on Friday August 13, 2021 @11:45AM (#28170422)
VAERS reports are also correlative not causative, if you dig in, you can actually whittle down the reports pretty significantly.

I was referring specifically to the incidence of blood clots, not necessarily any AEFI.

I don't know enough about the NZ governments methodology to comment on your source.

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Re:SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant exhibits higher infectivity and... by velcii on Friday August 13, 2021 @11:52AM (#28170538)
>I was referring specifically to the incidence of blood clots, not necessarily any AEFI.

Most people are concerned about having any sort of serious AEFI, and not just blood-clots.

So comparing rate of incidence of blood clots to car accidents to imply vaccine safety is a bit misleading in my opinion.

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Re:SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant exhibits higher infectivity and... by arcticbull on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:01PM (#28170662)
> So comparing rate of incidence of blood clots to car accidents to imply vaccine safety is a bit misleading in my opinion.

Hm, I was addressing the parent's specific point about blood clots rather than safety in general. I agree with you broadly, however. Worth calling out my wording. Thanks!

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