On Sat, 03 Apr 2021 14:45:42 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
T i m wrote:
Sure. The *only* issue might be if you were in the specific 'could be
at higher risk of a fatal blood clot' *if* it's actually linked to the
AZ vaccine, group.

Everyone is at risk of a fatal blood clot vaccine or not. But the
percentages who get it, tiny.

Seems to me many look for any excuse not to have the vaccine. And aren't
interested in actual risks.

No different, really, from gambling. Everyone knows the vast majority lose
overall, but plenty still do it regularly.

Wrong. I will not be getting a vaccine, because the risk of coronavirus is too low to bother with, just as I don't have any insurance apart from the one required by law (3rd party car). Insurance companies always make a profit, therefore it's the opposite of what you said about gambling. If you avoid gambling, you make and lose nothing. If you gamble, on average you lose money. If you avoid insurance, you have a tiny chance of losing a lot of money. If you take insurance, you are sure to lose money. I'll take a tiny risk over a certainty.

As for the virus:
In 1 year, 2.5 million died of it.
In that same year, 10 million (4 times more) dies of cancer.
In that same year, 80 million was added to the world population.