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by rubinelli 1731 days ago
Even though we talk about "the" vaccine, there isn't only one; there are half a dozen different vaccines being administered world-wide, using different methods of production. We're talking about all these independently-developed vaccines failing catastrophically in a way no other vaccine has ever failed before -- reactions after two weeks are incredibly rare. We're thousands of times more likely to be wiped out by a meteor.
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Alternatively, Alex Jones could be right, and they're sophisticated tools to sterilize the vast majority of people.

This is obviously ridiculous, but it's why you should always have a control group.

Nope. The world didn't keep a control group for smallpox, even in the most distant villages. We simply eradicated it.
Smallpox wasn't eradicated by the vaccine. It wore itself out, and the (incredibly simple) vaccine helped a bit.
Veritably factual evidence please. Now, ASAP.

With a claim of that magnitude you shouldn't need to look far, as you'd be able to spot the evidence from afar no matter what direction you looked.

Where's the evidence? Show me!

BTW, everyone who I know including myself haven't had the slightest of problems.

Right. There's very little in common between, let's say, the Moderna and Sputnik vaccines. The effects appear to be similar but the underlying technology is completely different.