@SEKA I wasn’t even thinking about trusting a Governor over a doctor. Governor was not in my calculation. For now, I don’t see anyone being forced to take the vaccine. I guess maybe there might be some issues in long term care facilities, because I expect they will consider the vaccine to be mandatory. We’ll see.
I was thinking we the patient vs our doctor. Hopefully, that relationship is not adversarial, but rather a partnership.
I read the package inserts and rely on what I know about my body, because even very good doctors can be missing a part of my history. My dad told his doctor not to give him a specific drug for a procedure and the doctor did and my dad wound up in the ER with a heart rate in the 30’s. I don’t know if the doctor forgot or didn’t believe him. I have too many examples like this.
I should say I do believe Fauci will bend truth for the greater good. I don’t believe Fauci would tell someone to get the vaccine who is extremely high risk for grave side effects. The experts are always balancing greater good and their decisions aren’t always correct.
I really like Gottlieb if you haven’t listened to him much. He often answers questions I have in my mind even before the person interviewing asks them.
Both Fauci and Gottlieb are going to be reading reports from Pfizer for adverse reactions whether it makes it to the news or not. You don’t think the news reports all incidents do you?
Social media is likely to spread that the people had severe reactions to the vaccine and not mention both people are fine now. Hysteria gets clicks. Your doctor may or may not be reading the Pfizer reports. Maybe with this situation doctors are more likely than usual.
There is a problem with part of the population being wary about vaccines right now, but we don’t have enough covid vaccine to worry about it yet, so I think it would be better if media just reports what is happening and doesn’t try to “convince” people. If millions of vaccinated people are doing well that will convince people. Parts of media have been going overboard for years now, and they don’t seem to see how that has a backfire effect. I know people who get every vaccine out there and are nervous about the covid vaccine, and I know people who never get a flu shot who will be willingly taking the covid vaccine.