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> And they were rushed out

This implies that corners were cut. They were not. They went through the full regulatory procedures.

> many people still sit with the issues they caused

Few medicines are entirely without side effects. The effects of the virus were in general far worse. Millions of lives were saved from the vaccines.

> Not a win

Apart from the millions of lives that were saved.

> at the very least, they reduced the confidence of average people in vaccines and gave credence to the anti-vaxxer

This was thanks to scientific illiteracy, cynical political opportunism, and rancid leadership. The vaccines were a huge success by any reasonable measure.

parent chimprich 4 months ago

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