[ExI] vaccine maybe

[BillK]

On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 at 15:28, spike jones via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> OK cool sounds like a vaccine for covid is on the way.
>
> How many here plan on getting immediately?  I don’t: I am in a very low
> lifestyle.  At this point I judge my risk of getting that vaccine higher than
> my risk of not.  My entire family is low-contact at this point.
>
> spike
> _______________________________________________


I plan to be cautious and wait about a month after a vaccine becomes available.
I'd like to see what side effects happen first and how effective it is.
(The annual flu jab only offers about 50% protection).
The Pharma companies are rushing to be first past the post so as to
get huge profits while insisting on a no-sue clause in their
contracts. Pfizer has an experimental mRNA-based vaccine which is
unique so far.
The best suggestion I've read is that the super-spreaders should get
it first - *not* the most vulnerable. The elderly and most vulnerable
are more likely to react badly to whatever side-effects appear.



BillK