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I agree with what you are saying here. This virus, while causing major numbers of deaths, is still not a "big problem" to most people who get it. The vaccine has to be significantly "safer" than the alternative of just getting the virus.

Having said that, the incidence of psot-covid symptom sufferers (including long-haulers) is probably greater than any rate of adverse vaccine reaction...

This makes it sound like the only options are to catch Covid, or to take a vaccine that has not been proven safe and effective.

There is the natural and obvious third option, to not congregate in large groups, to not congregate indoors without a mask, and to wear a mask until a safe, effective vaccine is available.

I think that is what a lot of people are going to do, myself included. However, that also means I am not going to be dining indoors in a restaurant or drinking in a bar. I also won't be attending a Stanford football game with even our naturally socially distanced fan base. One might say there are different levels of caution, but for "most people" who want to live their life as they did before COVID-19, the only two options are a vaccine or risk getting COVID-19. Note that risking getting COVID-19 isn't the same as getting COVID-19. Most people who take some risks will get away with it and not get sick. They know that, and they aren't going to wait for a vaccine "forever".  In fact, many of them aren't waiting now. That is one big reason why our society is seeing lots of people die who didn't have to do so.

[Goose]

I agree with what you are saying here. This virus, while causing major numbers of deaths, is still not a "big problem" to most people who get it. The vaccine has to be significantly "safer" than the alternative of just getting the virus.

Having said that, the incidence of psot-covid symptom sufferers (including long-haulers) is probably greater than any rate of adverse vaccine reaction...

This makes it sound like the only options are to catch Covid, or to take a vaccine that has not been proven safe and effective.

There is the natural and obvious third option, to not congregate in large groups, to not congregate indoors without a mask, and to wear a mask until a safe, effective vaccine is available.

I think that is what a lot of people are going to do, myself included. However, that also means I am not going to be dining indoors in a restaurant or drinking in a bar. I also won't be attending a Stanford football game with even our naturally socially distanced fan base. One might say there are different levels of caution, but for "most people" who want to live their life as they did before COVID-19, the only two options are a vaccine or risk getting COVID-19. Note that risking getting COVID-19 isn't the same as getting COVID-19. Most people who take some risks will get away with it and not get sick. They know that, and they aren't going to wait for a vaccine "forever".  In fact, many of them aren't waiting now. That is one big reason why our society is seeing lots of people die who didn't have to do so.