Regardless of where you fall on the vaccine “debate”, it’s pretty obvious leadership across the board (government agencies, international bodies, etc.) completely bungled the messaging around COVID and the efficacy of the vaccine (stating you will not catch COVID if you get the vaccine, which is not true at all).

Between that and going back and forth on the efficacy of masks amongst other things, a lot of faith in these kinds of institutions was eroded.

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MyHonestOpinon 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't remember every hearing from a reputable source that the vaccine would be 100% effective. And masking was a good idea at the time regardless of effectiveness. At least to me, it was preferable to err on the side of being over cautious than risking a really, really bad outcome.

I feel that the water was muddied by many "influencers" just trying to get views and people lack common sense to understand the subtleties on the messaging and as soon as they see some contradiction they declare that you cannot trust doctors.

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utdoctor 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The CDC director said so herself: “Our data from the CDC today suggests, you know, that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, don’t get sick,” Walensky said on MSNBC last weekend, adding “that is not just in the clinical trials, but it’s also in real world data.”

Source: https://nationalpost.com/news/world/backlash-and-reversal-af...

	▲	muwtyhg an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Literally two paragraphs before your quoted text: > Dr. Walensky spoke broadly ... “It’s possible that some people who are fully vaccinated could get COVID-19. The evidence isn’t clear whether they can spread the virus to others.” Seems like they arn't saying you cannot get it, but that you are LESS LIKELY to spread it. Which, if Covid was spread via coughing/sneezing, and the vaccine reduces those symptoms, would be a logical next step. She also hedged multiple times, stating that this is just what the initial data is saying, and not a full-throated promise.

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eudamoniac an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

"You're not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations": Biden made this statement during a CNN town hall on July 21, 2021 He also stated that vaccinated people would not be hospitalized, end up in intensive care, or die. In December 2021, he suggested that vaccinated people "do not spread the disease to anyone else."

Now please do not claim that the US president is not a reputable source.