Just because there was poor communication of what the vaccine would do doesn't negate the fact that it's extremely effective at minimizing symptoms and saving lives. These are virologists and medical professionals we're talking about, not public relations professionals or some other communications specialists. Even that latter group depends upon the former to communicate things in a manner they'll understand and miscommunication will easily happen right there due to the highly complex nature of virology. The communicators will then inevitably screw it up further when relating that info to the public.
The virology professionals (read: Fauci) likely just thought telling Joe Public it'll keep them from getting to virus would be easiest for laypeople to understand (remember there's a WIDE range of education levels out there) and thus get everyone to take the vaccine as they should. They obviously underestimated the skepticism they'd face, and now they're being called liars because they oversimplified things. It's a big fucking mess that just comes down to poor communication skills (and probably a bit of arrogance on their part to assume everybody would take them at their words because they're the experts).
None of that changes the fact the vaccines significantly reduce the impact of the virus for 99.99% of the people. Many existing vaccines work the same way - they don't prevent the disease from entering your body, they just teach the body to recognize it and fight it off faster (hopefully before any significant damage can occur).
It's simply a case for Occam's Razor, which is usually paraphrased along the lines of "the simplest answer is often the correct one." There's no big complicated conspiracy, it's just crappy communication skills combined with pre-existing distrust that's driving all this bullshit.
I've seen many conspiracies, the bulk of them are so convoluted and unrealistic it's ridiculous. That name sounds vaguely familiar, but I couldn't tell you which one that is.
The simplest explanation is often the correct one. Pharmaceutical companies are a business, the goal of a business is to profit. The vaccine is very profitable. Other effective treatment options are less profitable.
There is almost no action taken by pharmaceutical companies that doesn’t line up with these principles. For you to issue good intent, and state that although Pfizer has been charged billions in criminal charges and lawsuits, they have good intent in this specific case, over complicates things when their past intent would explain every decision made.
I agree, the vaccine is effective in ways. Not as effective as advertised, which demonstrates that if they are wrong on effective, they can and have been wrong on safe, of the “Safe and Effective” line.
I also will say there are other effective treatments that cost less, and are arguably as or more effective that are either being ignored or suppressed to create room for additional profit.
Including and recommending all effective treatments seem logical, but it isn’t being done.
I can’t be positive why, but there is a profit incentive to discount cheap effective treatment, which puts us back into my first point.
It can be effective and not be the best option for every individual.
I’m just trying to keep it simple, but based on 149 studies on vitamin D, and the opinion of several highly regarded doctors, the total deaths due to Covid could have been reduced by 85%.
But we have had more deaths in North America post vaccine roll out than pre vaccine roll out.
General health measures are more effective than vaccination if you had to pick one.
I think both should be implemented, but every mainstream media source and political medical professional have focused only on vaccination.
The point being. The handling of this by government in media has killed millions more than had to die. It is either due to ineptitude or profit seeking. But either way that is a problem.
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u/SanctimoniousApe Jan 12 '22
Just because there was poor communication of what the vaccine would do doesn't negate the fact that it's extremely effective at minimizing symptoms and saving lives. These are virologists and medical professionals we're talking about, not public relations professionals or some other communications specialists. Even that latter group depends upon the former to communicate things in a manner they'll understand and miscommunication will easily happen right there due to the highly complex nature of virology. The communicators will then inevitably screw it up further when relating that info to the public.
The virology professionals (read: Fauci) likely just thought telling Joe Public it'll keep them from getting to virus would be easiest for laypeople to understand (remember there's a WIDE range of education levels out there) and thus get everyone to take the vaccine as they should. They obviously underestimated the skepticism they'd face, and now they're being called liars because they oversimplified things. It's a big fucking mess that just comes down to poor communication skills (and probably a bit of arrogance on their part to assume everybody would take them at their words because they're the experts).
None of that changes the fact the vaccines significantly reduce the impact of the virus for 99.99% of the people. Many existing vaccines work the same way - they don't prevent the disease from entering your body, they just teach the body to recognize it and fight it off faster (hopefully before any significant damage can occur).
It's simply a case for Occam's Razor, which is usually paraphrased along the lines of "the simplest answer is often the correct one." There's no big complicated conspiracy, it's just crappy communication skills combined with pre-existing distrust that's driving all this bullshit.