The Trolley Problem and Vaccinating Young People Against COVID-19

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:10:43 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-trolley-problem-and-vaccines/

"Death from COVID-19 is worse than myocarditis from the vaccine. Though this
seems like an uncontroversial statement, intelligent doctors from prestigious
universities have penned articles opining that it is preferable to leave young
people vulnerable to the virus. While some doctors are clearly motivated by
reflexive contrarianism and the media appearances that brings, I suspect that
this viewpoint is partially explained by a quirk in how we perceive risk,
specifically our tendency to view risks of omission differently from risks of
commission. Put another way, we regret harms we actively cause more than those
we passively fail to prevent."

Via Cass M, who wrote "I live in an area with a 55% vaccination rate, there is
at least one doctor prescribing ivermectin and pregnant women being told not to
vaccinate. The area population is ~65K with 25K in the city I live in. This
could be why…"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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