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uvontheterrible 3 points ago +3 / -0

High fever, body aches, bad headaches and exhaustion are just some of the symptoms five participants in two of the leading coronavirus vaccine trials say they felt after receiving the shots.

To put this in perspective, this is 5 people out of tens of thousands. I don't know how this compares with other vaccine trials, but the numbers sound pretty insignificant to me.

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FudgyFudgeBots 2 points ago +2 / -0

"At least 41 vaccine candidates are in human trials worldwide, but only four US-backed candidates are in Phase 3"

Tens of thousands? Where did you get that number?

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uvontheterrible 2 points ago +2 / -0

As of the end of August, Pfizer and Moderna had enrolled 30,000 people in their phase 3 vaccine trials. Their intention was to get 60,000 in total so the number is probably much higher than 30,000 as of now.

Article here

JnJ has said they will enroll 60,000 people in their trial, which is just starting.

These trials involve huge numbers of people, so 5 people with side effects like the ones described here seems extremely minor.

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rytio 2 points ago +2 / -0

Sounds better than those drug ads on TV where side effects may include death

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FudgyFudgeBots 2 points ago +2 / -0

Sounds about like the symptoms of a virus. So, take a vaccine that causes virus symptoms to prevent a virus that causes the same symptoms...ok.

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Fringe--dweller 1 point ago +2 / -1

then 2 years down the line, their newborns are deformed. that's if the vaccines haven't sterilized them as an inconsequential "side effect"

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pedeypete 1 point ago +1 / -0

Wow, such a deal. I'm sure afraid of a virus with a 0.001% death rate though. Sign me up!

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umliak23 0 points ago +1 / -1

Side effects may include: Loss of soul Sleep demons Shadow people Existential crises Temporary to semi permanent breaks with reality And or death.... all to stop a disease which at it’s worst (being in the most vulnerable group) has a survival rate of 99.7%