Because a small number of people will have a bad outcome from taking the vaccine. This is predictable. There would almost certainly be no negligence involved. Everything in life is a risk and there are tradeoffs. You step outside your front door and go for a walk, because exercise will improve your health, and you could be killed by a car. There are also risks associated with the coronavirus and the vaccine. If you are young and healthy, the probability of a bad outcome from being infected is very small. If you are over 65 with several health issues, the probability of a bad outcome from the coronavirus is much higher. The vaccines reduce your probability of serious disease and death to essentially zero. In exchange for this remarkable effectiveness, you accept that there is also a very small probability of the vaccine itself causing an issue. You, as well as everyone else, can make an informed decision. However, if you are a healthy person you need to ask yourself the following question: is the probability of a bad outcome from becoming infected higher than the probability of a bad outcome from taking the vaccine?
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Originally Posted by JustRita
Why did the government feel it was necessary to absolve vaccine companies from legal ramifications?
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