Below is the risk profile if anyone is interested. Both pre and post vaccination (assuming that these vaccinations don't have a shelf life- it is looking like there is a possibility that they are going to have to be "topped" up after 6 months or so).
Call me a 35 year old man (slightly older)- my risk is between 0.01 and 0.001 (the reality is it's lower than that because I don't have an co-morbidities, I am not over weight, on any medication, I don't smoke and have a healthy immune system). There is a further arguments to suggest that many of the people that have died within 28 days of a covid test didn't die of covid but had covid when they died of something else. But lets just call it 0.01. for arguments sake.
A free thinker would look at that risk and then take a look at the risk posed (both known and unknown) from the covid vaccination and make his/her decision based on that.
Many of my friends have only just had their 1st jab (so they are not by definition "vaccinated") so I can only really base my calculations on the older generations thus far and the very short term effects of the vaccine on them.
Yellow card nor VAERS look very appealing in the short term. Who know's what the long terms effects (there could be none) may be.
OK, decision is not really in favour based on the above.
But what has happened so far in the pandemic? I have mates who have been injected with double AZ who are now at twice the risk of blood clotting than they are are Covid. AZ and JJ are now banned totally or for under 4 year olds (my mate lived with a vulnerable parent so go his shots ahead of everyone else. If we didn't know of the side effects of the above, what other little "surprises" are in store further down the line for us to find.
Hey it's a global pandemic and I should trust Pharma, government and media right?
https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst. ... ent/pfizer
https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst. ... nd-johnson
Pfizer have engaging in illegal and corrupt marketing practices, bribing physicians and suppressing adverse trial results and had to pay $2.3 billion in one sitting for their efforts in recent history. I personally wouldn't trust them- but it's ok, if they are wrong they will be held accountable? Right? Nope- You can’t sue Pfizer or Moderna if you have severe Covid vaccine side effects- they have blanket immunity.
Look, I don't think I am going to change anyone's mind about thinking I am a bad person for not taking it. But at least see that everything mentioned above is true and see why I am very hesitant in taking this shot.
I think it's wonderful for old people. The risk reward is there for you. It's just not for the young and they should be able to make a decision and not be forced into it.