[jokethrowaway]

It's unlikely the virus would have died out in any circumstance, given how infectious it is and easy to transmit.

We're probably going to get progressively less deadly variants until the end of times.

Vaccines' downsides were definitely overplayed because they were trying to push vaccines.

Talking about the increased risk of blood clots, saying that you would still get symptoms, that you would still infect other people, that you would still have to wear a mask, that you would still have to do a test whenever you travel, that vaccines would lose efficacy and need a booster every 6 month - that's the kind of stuff that would get you branded as an no-vax and banned from youtube.

[dlp211]

> Vaccines' downsides were definitely overplayed because they were trying to push vaccines.

We paused the use of the J&J vaccine over the blood clot issue that turned out to be a common side effect of many drugs and it was at a rate lower than common birth control pills.

No one has downplayed the side effects or done something nefarious is some nebulous attempt to exert power and disinformation over people.