Sam:
" I've listened to these ridiculous conspiracy theories for well over a year, and you people don't know one whit more than you did when you started. You lack the most basic understanding of how these cases are reported, and you couldn't be less interested in learning."Sadly Sam, you just proved me right.
To your first claim, no, I am not a conspiracy theorist. If you bothered to actually read my posts, you'd realize that I made a considered decision not only to get the vaccine, but also to get the second shot even after some nasty side effects from the first. I did that because I regarded the COVID threat as far more dangerous than the risk of vaccine side effects, and because my decisions affect more people than just me or even my family.
You'd also realize that I have, for a while now, been advocating for people to get the vaccine shot, and my thoughts focus on how to sway people who are reluctant to get the vaccine. Seriously Sam, you must understand that calling people names and ignoring their concerns, whether you count them as valid or not, is not going to change their mind, but instead will more likely harden their decision to resist.
As to understanding how the cases are reported, like you I have provided links to my sources and explained why they are relevant. And my last two posts included the point that COVID deaths, even just in the last month, remain a serious threat that must be addressed with effective actions. If you had paid attention to that, you might even agree.
As to 'not interested in learning', that is not only a false claim but an ad hominem, since it has nothing at all to do with the issue of convincing people that there is a lot less risk in getting the vaccine than in focusing on the limited bad effects some people have suffered. I might compare the risk of getting the vaccine to the risk of your car blowing up when you drive it next time - it's certainly
possible, but for most people such a low order of probability that it's absurd. But if you have someone who is afraid of their car for that reason, calling them absurd or ignoring their fears won't change that fear. Hearing them out and offering a respectful thought on how to put the matter in perspective is going to have a much better chance of getting them to consider the vaccine as a good thing.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier