It's funny how no one looks at the most obvious. You write "The anti-vaccine industry itself has revenues around US$36 million"... Let me ask you this: What are the revenues of the VACCINE industry itself?
Now let me ask you something else: do you FULLY trust the pharmaceutical industry?
And for one who got caught, how many others are getting away with crap like that?
I'm not into conspiracy theories, and I don't deny the reality of COVID, but I do question the credibility of the vaccines. It usually takes years to develop and test one. So excuse me if I have a hard time believing these three are 'safe'. Says who? The pharmaceutical industry? See above.
The feeling I get, from the beginning, is that things have been blown out of proportions. Is COVID dangerous? Of course. Does it have a higher mortality rate than the flu? Yes. Does that mean we should rush rush rush into getting *everyone* vaccinated without thinking? I don't think so.
If folks are comfortable getting vaccinated, than that's fine. But I'm getting tired of seeing people getting mocked, ridiculed, or called out for not wanting the vaccine.
Conservative nutjobs haven't helped with their conspiracy theories, I'll give you that much. But there's more to it than what those crazies have to say.
When things are rushed the way they are, I can't help but wonder why? who is this really benefitting? Follow the money.
And you know who it points back to? The pharmaceutical industry.
Tell me they're not making more money out of this than they ever had, and that they won't make loads more by forcing everyone to get the vaccine.
Thank you for putting this down so cogently and clearly. I, too, just cannot understand the anti-vaxxers. I've seen horrific diseases like smallpox and polio being eradicated in my lifetime through a concerted campaign of vaccination. We did not even think twice about taking the vaccines and getting our children vaccinated. It is such a no-brainer - if there is a way to prevent falling sick, then why not take it? I cannot understand the logic of being against vaccination.
Excellent research and analysis of a perplexing topic.
It's funny how no one looks at the most obvious. You write "The anti-vaccine industry itself has revenues around US$36 million"... Let me ask you this: What are the revenues of the VACCINE industry itself?
Now let me ask you something else: do you FULLY trust the pharmaceutical industry?
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/31/792617538/a-decade-marked-by-outrage-over-drug-prices?t=1635655993417
And for one who got caught, how many others are getting away with crap like that?
I'm not into conspiracy theories, and I don't deny the reality of COVID, but I do question the credibility of the vaccines. It usually takes years to develop and test one. So excuse me if I have a hard time believing these three are 'safe'. Says who? The pharmaceutical industry? See above.
The feeling I get, from the beginning, is that things have been blown out of proportions. Is COVID dangerous? Of course. Does it have a higher mortality rate than the flu? Yes. Does that mean we should rush rush rush into getting *everyone* vaccinated without thinking? I don't think so.
If folks are comfortable getting vaccinated, than that's fine. But I'm getting tired of seeing people getting mocked, ridiculed, or called out for not wanting the vaccine.
Conservative nutjobs haven't helped with their conspiracy theories, I'll give you that much. But there's more to it than what those crazies have to say.
When things are rushed the way they are, I can't help but wonder why? who is this really benefitting? Follow the money.
And you know who it points back to? The pharmaceutical industry.
Tell me they're not making more money out of this than they ever had, and that they won't make loads more by forcing everyone to get the vaccine.
Thank you for putting this down so cogently and clearly. I, too, just cannot understand the anti-vaxxers. I've seen horrific diseases like smallpox and polio being eradicated in my lifetime through a concerted campaign of vaccination. We did not even think twice about taking the vaccines and getting our children vaccinated. It is such a no-brainer - if there is a way to prevent falling sick, then why not take it? I cannot understand the logic of being against vaccination.
A well-written and balanced overview. I've lost friends to disinformation. Social media has a lot to answer for.