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I have a friend who is anti mRNA vaccines as they are so new.

Are they?

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Something tells me mRNA is irrelevant. It's a common talking point among anti-vaxxers, and is typically nothing more than an excuse. It's also a form of gish-galloping, where they pile a bunch of bullshit on you and make you defend it.

Ask them some follow-up questions like these. I suspect the trend will become clear.

  1. What are your thoughts on the more traditional non-mRNA covid vaccines, such as the ones from J&J or Novavax (or whatever you have in your area)?

  2. When was the last time you got any vaccine, including a flu shot?

  3. If you had the choice today, would you get the well-established vaccines such as polio or measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)?

Once you have these answers, you'll know if they are truly concerned about mRNA being new or if it's something else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

J&J might be a bad example as it’s a DNA vaccine.

[–] Lemminary 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yes. Pfizer and Moderna made mRNA vaccines. Johnson & Johnson and Oxford-AstraZeneca made DNA vaccines with an adenovirus vector. Novavax made a protein subunit vaccine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

That's the point.