meanwhile the many experts who don't recommend it are widely and very vocally shunned as 'science deniers'.
Andddd downvoted. Cant even point out that there are actual experts on both sides of the argument without people being upset about it.
Andddd downvoted. Cant even point out that there are actual experts on both sides of the argument without people being upset about it.
> Andddd downvoted. Cant even point out that there are actual experts on both sides of the argument without people being upset about it
I doubt anyone who downvoted you is "upset."
Not to be pedantic about it, but science always, and in any event supports non vaccination for self and everybody else vaccinating instead.
This is true for every disease. If possible it's always smart not to inject yourself with stuff.
They just can't say it because then everybody would try and be the last person to get the shot, because the last one gets to skip the shot!
Maybe in a vacuum where everyone else around you is guaranteed to get the shot, but based on what I saw from friends and family who contracted COVID, what I've read about its long term effects, and the ongoing uptake of the vaccine I would not say the science inclines me to take my chances without immunity.
Personally, I feel like there has been an escalation where some have been so adamant that it is perfectly safe, that others jump on ultra-rare side-effects as evidence that it's not.
Playing the "both sides" argument implies a coin or card, where both sides are equal. In reality this argument is played by people who know their side is dwarfed but want to project legitimacy.