08-31-2021, 04:45 PM
(08-31-2021, 04:32 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(08-31-2021, 04:24 PM)jeffster Wrote: I had heard that Moderna might be a little better than Pfizer...but media and gov't basically made people want to avoid that vaccine.
I totally see how they botched the discussion around AZ but I have absolutely no idea where the dislike of Moderna comes from. I haven't seen any news that would have led me to believe that's a thing.
I suspect it's more of just mob mentality/people be crazy kinda nonsense that social media has amplified.
You have the media and gov't to blame. They both said that Moderna and Pfizer were identical. Then, after saying they were identical, they said that Moderna wasn't safe for those 18 and under, and that Pfizer should be used instead because it's safer.
Plus add to this that most people have heard of Pfizer, but not Moderna.
And yes, AZ was botched badly as well by the media and gov't.
I dislike Trump for everything he has done and said, especially in regard to covid-19, but he was right in one thing he said: The media is the enemy of the state. And it truly is. Many of them are half-wit trolls looking for blood. Looking for a chance to demonize a vaccine for views, as it was done with both AZ and Moderna, and Pfizer to a lesser extent, only to turn around and demonize those readers who read their vitreous vile vomiting from they moronic scam news pieces regarding the alleged serious dangers of said vaccine. Then we wonder why we have anti-vaxxers. We got them because the media gave them ammunition. And now, the media has something to talk about, and keep readers coming back.
The gov't is to blame as well, for not educating people enough regarding the risks and dangers of being vaccinated or not being vaccinated.
Overall, the handling of all of this, from local, to provincial, to federal, to the world, has been absolutely atrocious.
There are days I still hope that I wake up to find out that this was only a crazy nightmare. But no....that doesn't seem to be the case.