More than 38 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario as of Oct. 8, with 23,002 reports of adverse reactions, an incidence of 0.06 per cent, Public Health Ontario says

New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe::More than 38 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario as of Oct. 8, with 23,002 reports of adverse reactions, an incidence of 0.06 per cent, Public Health Ontario says

  • Wrench@lemmy.worldEnglish
    321·
    2 years ago

    That’s how the scientific community works. Test and retest the theory. Unexciting results are still valuable to lend more credence to the established scientific understanding.

    Also, more practically, recent studies are good ammo for disputes with nutter friends and family who still form their entire distrust on an article based on an intentionally bad take on a studys results from early on in the pandemic.

    • toasteecup@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      2 years ago

      I hope that works for you, I’ve personally given up on them. They are welcome to make their decisions and we avoid the topic since we don’t agree.

    • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      2 years ago

      As long as there’s any evidence supporting their argument, confirmation bias will make it impossible to change an antivaxxer’s mind. The best most of us can hope for is preventing anyone else from falling down the rabbit hole.