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Re:Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan t... by saalweachter on Friday December 03, 2021 @12:53PM (#29432892)
On this topic, it's worth noting that most vaccine side effects -- which are largely "your immune system kicked into high gear and exploded" type problems -- are an order of magnitude worse when fighting an actual infection than when responding to a vaccine.

E.g., Guillain-Barre syndrome is ~10 times more common after a COVID infection than a COVID vaccine. Myocarditis is something like 20 times more likely.

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Re:Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan t... by spurgu on Friday December 03, 2021 @09:08PM (#29438000)
> E.g., Guillain-Barre syndrome is ~10 times more common after a COVID infection than a COVID vaccine. Myocarditis is something like 20 times more likely.

In relation to what? An average Covid infection? We don't even know how many go undetected to know what that average even is. Or the average out of hospital cases? Or simply confirmed cases? What are the numbers when comparing young healthy people vs old people with co-morbidities? What about children?

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