09-13-2021, 10:17 PM
(09-13-2021, 09:18 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(09-13-2021, 05:07 PM)jeffster Wrote: My concern is long term side effects of a vaccine that is using new technology.
Messenger RNA (mRNA) was discovered in the late 1950s, along with its role in creating proteins (which is exactly what it does in the case of the BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna vaccines). And RNA itself has existed for millions of years, longer than DNA.
COVID-19 itself is just as new as the vaccine, and the long-term effects of infection are equally unknown.
But I am clearly not going to convince you. However, the good news for you is that no one will force you to vaccinate your kids. At least not until they need to go to school (where unvaccinated kids would increase the risk for everyone).
Yeah, I know RNA is older than DNA -- this is the ammo that conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers use to prove that mRNA is dangerous and will turn us into lizards in the near future (personally hoping that I'm turned into an alligator).
All my family is vaccinated, including 2 'kids', though legally, only one is considered a 'child'. I'm not anti-vax, Tom.
BTW: Not looking for convincing, just looking for honesty. As an example, children are at low risk of pneumonia, but it seems higher than Covid-19. We also have Prevnar-13, which offers great protections against pneumonia. It's not a requirement tho.