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New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe::More than 38 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Ontario as of Oct. 8, with 23,002 reports of adverse reactions, an incidence of 0.06 per cent, Public Health Ontario says

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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 60 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I guess whatever it takes to convince the skeptics. Though I figure nothing will convince them once they've made up their mind.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 99 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't like calling them "skeptics," because what they really are is super-gullible with regards to conspiracy theories.

[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Science deniers" is a better description.

[–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Step 1. Ask what someone thinks about vaccinations Step 2. Ask them what they think about evolution Step 3. Ask about climate change Step 4. Ask about what church they go to

You will learn so much of this overlaps. So much.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Flat earth. Crystals. Cupping.

Anything to avoid the reality that we’re fucking up society and the planet in favour of ‘we can fix it with woo’ or ‘it’s preordained that we’re all gonna die in god’s wrath-fire’. Neither will lift a finger to fix things.

Nobody wants to live in reality because it’s scary.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

There was real reason to be skeptical at first. mRNA vaccines have been in the works for decades and they had just gotten some that work well, then rushed it through. Drug companies aren't known for being conservative with claims when there's money to be made.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

"I don't know... those first fifty studies of vaccine safety didn't sway me. Maybe 51 will"

[–] Player2@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cannot use logic to convince someone whose argument isn't logical in the first place

[–] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've always preferred it phrased as "You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into," but same energy.

[–] Hobo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always preferred the Mark Twain quote, "Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." Because I've been beaten bloody with that experience on more than one occasion.

[–] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or: "It's like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are it'll knock over your pieces and shit on the board"

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Or ‘Never wrestle with a pig because you'll both get dirty and the pig likes it.’ – George Bernard Shaw