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by rejectedandsad 1742 days ago
The vaccine generalizes better without the annoyance to deathly consequences of actually contracting the virus.
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A recent study had a great chart:

https://www.nejm.org/na101/home/literatum/publisher/mms/jour...

(Figure 4 here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2110475)

For essentially all 'side effects' of the vaccine - you're substantially more likely to experience them if you get Covid. Not only is the notion of avoiding the vaccine to avoid the side effects misguided, it's actively increasing your chances of getting those very same side effects.