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Much of the "antivax garbage" turned out to be true. In hindsight, do you still believe that censoring true but inconvenient information is morally acceptable?


It’s not inconvenient and more importantly not information. It’s annoying and not based on facts. I’d love to see any actual research done at a molecular biology lab that’d back an anti-vax fantasy. And then there’s the whole epidemiology level…


> Much

[Citation Needed]


Imma need a source


How much? Do you have any links to discussions or data that were against covid vaccination and turned out to be truthful and useful? I'm really curious because I've never heard of this in my personal information bubble, despite trying to widen it as much as I can.


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They did not say all


How about none of it.


They also gave no reason to believe the "most" claim. What actually are the things that were proven to be true that were censored as misinformation?


you're avoiding the question.


The fuck I am, which antivax conspiracy theor(ies) were actually proven true?


That in some patients there might be adverse health effects from the vaccine. That the us funded gain of function research in novel coronaviruses. That the virus would mutate faster than the vaccine rollout and Covid would go seasonal.

And you’re still avoiding the question.


Truth is messy. The vaccine is an amazing achievement and saved many lives. Understating the health risks to young men (myocarditis), and overstating the efficacy fed the anti-vaxxers, and was a disservice to science and healthcare.


And we haven’t even talked about the prevention paradox.




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