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by velcii 1771 days ago
> https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/COVID-19/safety-report-21.asp

This is based on voluntary reporting, which is known to have under reporting where even 10% events are not reported.

Even then the risk is a serious AEFI is 1 in 5095.
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arcticbull 1771 days ago
VAERS reports are also correlative not causative, if you dig in, you can actually whittle down the reports pretty significantly.

I was referring specifically to the incidence of blood clots, not necessarily any AEFI.

I don't know enough about the NZ governments methodology to comment on your source.

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velcii 1771 days ago
>I was referring specifically to the incidence of blood clots, not necessarily any AEFI.

Most people are concerned about having any sort of serious AEFI, and not just blood-clots.

So comparing rate of incidence of blood clots to car accidents to imply vaccine safety is a bit misleading in my opinion.

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arcticbull 1771 days ago
> So comparing rate of incidence of blood clots to car accidents to imply vaccine safety is a bit misleading in my opinion.

Hm, I was addressing the parent's specific point about blood clots rather than safety in general. I agree with you broadly, however. Worth calling out my wording. Thanks!

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