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As with any vaccine or medicine, the COVID vaccines do carry small risks. The rare blood clotting disorder caused by the AstraZeneca vaccine — thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS — has largely dominated the headlines.
But we’re also seeing reports of a potentially increased risk of myocarditis and pericarditis (heart inflammation) following the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Here’s why this shouldn’t be cause for concern.
COVID-19 and heart damage
Damage of the heart muscle is a common consequence of coronavirus. Research shows it occurs in up to 28% of patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
As has been the consistent message from the medical and scientific communities throughout this pandemic, the benefit of COVID-19 vaccines significantly outweighs the risk of rare side effects. This is particularly true for the highly effective mRNA-based vaccines as COVID-19 continues to spread around the world.
The benefit outweighs the risk
"Additionally, lifestyle changes are often recommended"
"Additionally, lifestyle changes are often recommended"
originally posted by: LordAhriman
I agree with your title. Carry on.
originally posted by: HawkEyi
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The chance of a young person being harmed by the vax are statistically much lower than them being harmed by covid.
where 80% of the adult population has been vaxed show that the shot gives you 85-90% immunity
originally posted by: FinallyAwake
Benefits of jab = moot. Until we have data on the long term side effects.
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
originally posted by: HawkEyi
a reply to: LordAhriman
Of course you.
You dont post anything to counter back with something intelligence.
You defend big pharma and that's what you had being in some other posts.
Statistics from the UK, where 80% of the adult population has been vaxed show that the shot gives you 85-90% immunity. Most sufferers are now asymptomatic or have mild flu like symptoms. It also reduces your chance of transmission by 50% and that's to people living in your home, transmission to casual contacts is even lower.
Risk of death or serious illness is down to 1 in 20,000.
Risk of serious harm from the vax is just under 1 in 1 million.you literally have more chance of being struck by lightning than being harmed by the vax.
The chance of a young person being harmed by the vax are statistically much lower than them being harmed by covid.
Read this
www.nationalgeographic.co.uk...
originally posted by: LordAhriman
I agree with your title. Carry on.
originally posted by: FinallyAwake
Benefits of jab = moot. Until we have data on the long term side effects.
originally posted by: Terpene
a reply to: AaarghZombies
What's the logic?
Why would I actively risk my health with a jab, where the alternative(catching covid19) is just a random chance...
why are we so affraid of a rather mild illness, that we actively fight it with something that poses a known risk to my health?
As far as the risk of vaccines vs COVID, you can avoid the risk of vaccines entirely by not taking it and if you go full blown Howard Hughes, you have a good chance of avoiding COVID exposure as well.
It is pretty extreme becoming a reclusive hermit to avoid disease, but the vaccine, like they love to remind you, doesn't prevent COVID, it just might make you less sick when you catch it, if it doesn't kill you on it's own rights. So it is up to each of us to determine what risk is higher. With the vaccine you have a real choice to be exposed to the risk or not, whatever that risk may be, but with the disease, although it can be avoided by self isolation and other measures, ultimately you have less control if you catch it or not. The problem I have is with the conflicting data on both ends, vaccine or disease, we aren't getting clear solid facts to make an informed decision either way.
But just knowing I have full control over a vaccine makes it a no brainer to avoid the jab and possible adverse reactions or death from it, whatever the odds are. Catching COVID is more a toss of the dice, but you can control exposure and reduce the chances of getting sick or you can increase your chance of disease through risky behavior. Not much control, but it's not like you are willingly injecting it and gambling on the outcome that might be good, or could be very bad or just plain ineffective like the vaccine apparently is.