- But what people really need is assurance that the pandemic will end.
"What were the “experts” thinking?
Two recent actions have discounted vaccination’s reward while increasing concerns about its risk.
On top of the underlying elements undermining vaccination participation, their actions send the ominous message that our precautions will be perpetual.
- Recently Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that, despite being fully vaccinated, he does not plan to go to an indoor restaurant or a movie or plan any trips “for a while.”
- Not long after, the CDC and FDA recommended pausing the administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” because, out of around 6.9 million doses administered, six women had developed a rare form of blood clot.
Just like that, the reward-to-risk ratio of the COVID vaccination effort worsened.
It was a one-two punch.
One: Fauci’s admission diminished the return on getting vaccinated. For many people, eating out, going to a movie, and taking a trip are the reasons they wanted to get vaccinated.
Two: the CDC–FDA “pause” gave further pause (not that more was needed) to those debating vaccination’s safety and did so over a literally “one in a million” occurrence.
People need to see some light ahead, not just more tunnel.
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