Be Aware Of Where "Statistics" Are From

"The manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines say they are 95% effective. Peter Doshi re-examined the evidence and estimates they are only 19-29% effective. This pre-print of an as-yet unpublished re-analysis raises many questions but doesn’t support the claims being made on antivaccine sites.

"A correspondent asked for my opinion about a study that he said has been appearing widely on COVID-19 vaccine disinformation sites with claims that it proves that the vaccines are not safe or that it shows there is ' - - - a 300% greater chance of landing in the hospital from the vaccine than from Covid itself.' I read the study. In the first place, I don’t think it showed any such thing. In the second place, there were several things about the study that made me distrust it: - - - "(STATISTICAL SHENANIGANS?)

A Lesson In Accepting Claims

The anti-vaccine crowd is touting the results of an Israeli study that found that natural immunity post-COVID-19 infection was much more effective against the Delta variant than two doses of vaccine (link). However, they ignore the very important recommendation of getting vaccinated anyway! In addition, this was just ONE study narrowing in on the Delta variant. 

If one were to do their homework on the issue, one would easily find several studies supporting vaccine being superior to natural immunity (link)(link)(link). 

Science-based thinkers do not "cherry-pick" their research.

COVID-19: Vaccines Vs Natural Immunity

There is much misinformation regarding vaccines, natural immunity, herd immunity, antibody tests, et al, especially since the pandemic of COVID-19 intertwined with the Repugnant misinformation campaign. Click on the link below for clarification:

Why the COVID vaccine beats "Natural Immunity"

Non-Medical Vaccination Exemptions

The evidence is clear: vaccines are safe and effective. For a variety of reasons, however, many people reject vaccinations for themselves and for their children. Under political pressure from these people, government entities have instituted dangerous policies called "Non-medical Vaccination Exemptions." This link shows that government policies removing nonmedical exemptions can be effective at increasing vaccination coverage. It's over-time for all government entities to abandon this practice of non-medical vaccination exemptions.