The articles I choose to read were “CDC Officials Who Spread Misinformation Apologized To Source Of False Data But Not To Public: Emails”, “Elon Musk Reveals ‘Major Side Effects’ After 2nd COVID-19 Booster” and “FDA Rushed Approval for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine to Enable Vaccine Mandates: Emails”.
It was incredibly shocking to read that CDC officials not only “accidentally” inflated the death rate within the age group 19 years and younger, but they published it and did not act very quickly to get it taken down. When pandemic first started my high school did not shut down until there was one reported case from a resident in the town. So I imagine that an inflation of 400 misinterpreted deaths would make a substantial impact on high schools going remote. This not only hinders many children’s education in less wealthy areas where technology and internet access is not readily available, but also the mental health of those stuck at home.
The second article I read reported on US citizens’ feelings about the safety of the vaccine and asked them if they believe that unexplained deaths are related to the vaccine. These conversations stemmed from a tweet posted by Elon Musk reporting that he had severe side effects due to his vaccine, but failed to provide any additional information initially. The majority of people interviewed stated that they believe that the vaccine contributes to unexplained deaths and does lead to many severe side effects even though the CDC reported that severe side effects are very rare.
With the vaccine being the hot topic at this moment, it is not surprising that the FDA would rush approval for the vaccines. I wonder what would have happened if they did not rush the approval? Would more people have trusted the CDC and the vaccine? Would more people have gotten vaccinated? As time went on, since the approval, more has been revealed that the vaccines. They have been proven to be less effective then initially stated and do not prevent the spread like they were advertised.
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