[christkv]

Short term damage as in death vs unknown long term impacts on people life expectancy and health. That last part is unknown but might be an issue that has cardiologists worried.

There is a reason vaccines take a long time to develop. Let’s not pretend that this straight to market approach does not come at a potential bigger negative down the road.

I would like to have a long term phase 4 follow up. And yes I got two doses of Pfizer and I had COVID as well.

[alphabettsy]

> There is a reason vaccines take a long time to develop.

What is the reason?

[landemva]

Lack of efficacy for the risk (search Vioxx deaths) and antibody dependent enhancement both require significant time to observe.

https://www.npr.org/2007/11/10/5470430/timeline-the-rise-and...

[djinnandtonic]

mRNA-based vaccine technology was in development years before COVID-19 made it economically viable to release.