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The reason the UK got the response to the rare clots that likely are caused or exacerbated by $AZN #covid vaccine “right” was exactly the same as why they got the decision to increase spacing between 1st and 2nd doses spot on: recognising the cost of doing nothing
#DrugBaron set out the logical framework for acting in the face of limited information here: https://drugbaron.com/one-dose-or-two-what-the-debate-about-covid-vaccination-teaches-us-about-science-and-its-limitations/
And exactly the same framework applies to the decision to continue giving (and receiving) an $AZN vaccine with a known but miniscule risk
And exactly the same framework applies to the decision to continue giving (and receiving) an $AZN vaccine with a known but miniscule risk
The pervasive mentality of “its better to be conservative when we dont have enough data” kills people in a pandemic - because the landscape has shifted from our “normal”
Many very smart people have been slow to recognise that (and scientists may be the worst at it)
Many very smart people have been slow to recognise that (and scientists may be the worst at it)
Its a bit like people who wont wear masks because its so hard to generate robust, unequivocal proof they work
The absence of evidence is never evidence of absence
The absence of evidence is never evidence of absence
