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Sorry you are correct - I should have been more specific in my wording.

We should give people an educated choice. With unknown side effects we are not doing that. Thank you for pointing that out.

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It is impossible to rule out unknown side effects. The blood clots are now known. Any side effect that is unknown will always remain unknown. You could always be the first person to experience a symptom, whether it's Tylenol or this vaccine.

We should be very specific though: If you take this vaccine, there's a 1 in 10 billion chance that a meteor strikes the pharmacy while you're in it.

Make sure you cover every possible thing, no matter how unlikely.

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