5 Unique Situations When the Covid-19 Vaccine Isn’t Very Safe
There are always statistical outliers, exceptions to the rule.
We can’t expect everyone to react to vaccines exactly the same way. Depending on one’s age, sex, and health status, the efficacy and safety profile of vaccines can differ by a wide margin. Thus, even though approved or authorized vaccines are safe and effective for the vast majority, there are and will always be statistical outliers.
Speaking of outliers, there’s no better time than a pandemic to identify them. As mass vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is going on, many reports of vaccine adverse reactions have surfaced. But note that such reports represent the tiny minority. The Covid-19 vaccines have undoubtedly saved many lives — imagine what the current death toll of Covid-19 of >3.8 million would be like if it drops by 90–95%. Still, one unnecessary death — even from a vaccine — is always one too many.
1. Frail elderly
The mRNA vaccine from Pfizer-BioNtech is the earliest to get emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Norway then started giving the Pfizer mRNA vaccine to the elderly in nursing homes — deemed a priority group at high risk of severe and fatal Covid-19 — as early as…
