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I am certainly very far from being an anti vaxer by any definition. The thing is, the vaccines already in place for all the other diseases have been thoroughly tested and gone through all the proper steps. With Covid, it just doesn't seem to be the case at this time. Today it is all in the race to claim first. Testing is basically being conducted on the general populations. Companies declaring success refuse to publish their details concerning their vaccines.Almost all medical interventions are fraught with risk but these are mostly accepted as on balance the outcomes are seen as being for the greater good. With the rush to introduce a new anti Covid 19 vaccine I am not lining up to be a guinea pig. I don't really accept that my scepticism makes me some kind of extremist ratbag. But then perhaps this post will be followed by angry retorts suggesting I should be put down.
People are going to be the guinea pig. All these pharma companies who are manufacturing millions of doses before they have the answers are actively selling them to governments. If governments are spending billions, I am guessing they will not want to be throwing them away if found to not being that great.
I am in the high danger zone with this virus but I will not be running out to get it when it first becomes available. I will take the chances and wait until all the Gen Population guinea pigs show if it works or not. Can we even trust the governments to be honest on it? By that time, maybe an actual properly tested vaccine will be available.