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by drdeca 1955 days ago
“Safe” and “known to be safe” aren’t the same thing.

Something can both not cause problems, but also be such that one cannot yet rule out with high confidence that it might.

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Agreed. I'm for healthy skepticism, not paranoia. But like everyone else I do have my preferences and biases. Given a choice, I'd much rather take a vaccine based on established 'boring' tech.
Oh, yes, I agree that for two different vaccines for the same illness, one of which was developed using novel methods / is of a novel style, and where the two different vaccines have individually been tested the same amount with equivalent results regarding safety and effectiveness, it usually makes sense to prefer the one which is of a style which has been tested more thoroughly.

Like, it probably makes sense to trust glass or ceramic glasses somewhat more than plastic or metal glasses, just by how long the technologies have been around?

I think I hadn't read all of your previous comment, and was largely responding to just the first part. Whoops?