STOCKHOLM—Lauding the man as one of the greatest minds working in medicine today, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences reportedly awarded 54-year-old Facebook user Darren Weston the Nobel Prize Monday for his own extensive internet research into the dangers of Covid vaccinations. “We are proud to announce that the…
  • tacosplease@lemmy.worldEnglish
    52·
    1 year ago

    What are your thoughts on the fact that it is much safer to get the vaccine than to get Covid?

    • Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.worldEnglish
      44·
      1 year ago

      I had the vaccine, the Johnson and Johnson to be precise. Although I got it before we knew these issues and fortunately am not in the at risk demographic. In retrospect I was vaxed, and boosted and still have had covid 3 times. 2 of them were miserable. I think it clearly did fuck all to help me.

      • zabadoh@lemmy.mlEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        That’s a popular misconception about the vaccines.

        They’re to keep the infection at a manageable level, i.e. like a regular miserable virus infection, not to stop you from being infected although they do reduce the risk of that too.

        Another misconception: “I’m not in the risk demographic”. COVID affected people of all ages, just at different percentages of the population.