There are 762 cases of myocarditis/pericarditis from 339 million doses.
Good for a .0002% chance or 1 in 500,000.
2007 study per American Journal of Epidemiology puts the incidence of Fatal Myocarditis at .46 per 100,000 per year.
.51 per 100,000 per year for men
10-22 total cases per 100,000 per year.
I am not a doctor. But not necessarily causal with the vaccine. Statistically, you’re going to have some people who present with something within the window of “after being vaccinated”.
I did my own risk assessment and chose to get vaccinated. My family got vaccinated as well. I believe that it was a rational decision based upon the information that I could find and consultations with my personal doctor, whose opinion I value.
I believe that I made a prudent choice, I believe that statistics bear that out. I do not believe that I, as a layman, should be directing or demanding that anyone else be required to follow my lead.
Because my oldest has asthma, we continued with remote schooling through the end of the last school year. We still had concerns about lack of socialization and educational impact for our kids.
Every decision has a cost and a risk.
I am not a shill or a sheep. I do not believe that people who have questions or concerns about the vaccine are idiots.
But I feel confident that the vaccine is not altering my DNA, infecting me with prions or carrying microchips that will allow the government to control me via radio transmissions through my fillings.
I am also taking Vitamin D because I’m Swedish and Scandinavians are commonly Vitamin D deficient. I am also taking Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Zinc and N-Acetyl Cysteine... not because I believe it’s a magic wand or perfect force field, but because it could provide some benefit and can’t hurt and only costs $0.28 per day.
I’m also listening to the things Grandma used to say. “Eat right. Get adequate sleep. Wash and sanitize hands. Exercise.” Again, no guarantees, but it can only be beneficial.
A guy that I hunt with is a triathlete who got COVID last Thanksgiving. He’s just getting back to being able to jog short distances.
A friend who’s a Marine had a moderate case, but still can’t smell or taste anything. He says he might as well just eat Alpo and save some money and it sucks worse than you might think.
You don’t have to die to have it suck bad.
My opinion. YMMV: There’s no seeming rhyme or reason evident as to who will have little to no symptoms and who will be impacted more. No one can give you a definitive answer. No one has complete knowledge. Look at what you consider to be credible sources. Look at what you consider to be credible statistics and make the best choice you can for you and yours and live with that decision. But you may be wrong. I’m not suggesting that you shouldn’t explain your reasoning... but maybe we, as Americans, can recognize that others have the right to form their own contrary opinions and hold their own beliefs without screaming at each other.
Hope all is well with you and yours. Short bloodtrails.