ruzbynik wrote:
Thats a lot of spike protein. Doesn't it cause some doubt about the efficacy of this stuff?
HELL NO. I have zero regrets about any vaccinations that have been proven safe and effective via millions of doses and countless deaths prevented. Besides, I don't twitch. Much.
Science moves in fits and starts, and it quite often meanders through messy, cluttered paths. But the data eventually point out both failures and successes. mRNA technology will probably yield many more successful vaccines, and the research behind them will lead to still other technologies.
The leading right wing conspiracy theorists are, perhaps, behind a conspiracy of science denial designed to keep the unvaccinated sick and dying. Negative population growth among the ignorant and uneducated and über-fundamentalist conservative populations has long been a desire of the elite 1%. The more life-span retarding myths and strategies they can encourage and spread among the masses, the fewer armed "crazies" they have to worry about knocking on their doors when global warming leads to global scarcity and anarchy.
(I think that makes as much sense as the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt being spread by the anti-vaxxers.)
Life itself is one big experiment and one big gamble. We see its random nature frequently enough when fires, floods, volcanoes, tsunamis, tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes suddenly kill a large group of people. An asteroid could wander into our orbit and render Earth uninhabitable in a few hours. A madman could "press the button," nuking us all to oblivion. Lightning could strike. There is no end to the list of potential disasters one COULD worry about, along with the effects of cancer, heart disease, AIDS, tobacco smoking, alcohol, opiates, sugar and trans-fat consumption, driving a car, flying in a plane, catching blood borne diseases from mosquitos, eating tainted food, tripping over a LEGO in a dark hallway, etc.
Something is going to get each of us. I'm for maximizing whatever chances of living that I can, and not worrying about things I cannot control. Thankfully, we have some smart scientists who try to make the world a little better. I'll continue to get vaccinated. RSV is next, later this month.