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The latest bivalent booster was released without testing except on mice. I understand the apprehension to believe it.

I wonder if there was any reason it was released without testing except on mice?

Yes? Because trials would make the formulation less timely, and therefore less efficacious.

They've done this on the flu shot for YEARS.

Or are you implying that a reason for fast tracking must necessarily be nefarious?

Something doesn’t have to be necessarily true for it to have a high probability of being true.

A vast conspiracy theory involving tens of thousands of actors isn't possible.

Tens of thousands of people show up to bag groceries each day, doesn't make it a vast conspiracy. Some peoples job is to do bad science and shill for big pharma, go figure.

The big reason is to make it available before the fall, when people spend more time indoors and spread it more. Also you don't really need to test it, it's known to be safer than the disease.

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If mRNA vaccines are so extremely well understood, why was so much misinformation spread by public health officials about them?

We were told:

- The mRNA and spike protein break down within a few days. Now studies are finding them still in the body months later and the CDC silently memory-holed the statement on their site about them being short-lived.

- The mRNA and spike protein remain localized to the injection site. Now studies are finding them all over the body.

- The spike protein is harmless. Now studies are finding it's toxic.

Source on any of those claims?

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