By all means - explain the risks associated with any forms of treatment or vaccine. And also explain the risks of no treatment or vaccine - explain the risks from both perspectives with clear, concise, balanced measure. Something like this perhaps: Chance of getting VITT from a vaccine injection: 4–15 per million Chance of dying from VITT after an injection: 1–2 per million Chance of getting Influenza: 50,000–100,000 per million people (per year) Chance of dying from Flu: 290–650 per million infections Chance of getting COVID-19: 300,000–700,000 per million people (pandemic exposure) Chance of getting COVID-19: 100,000–300,000 per million people per year (post pandemic) Chance of dying from COVID: 5,000–10,000 per million infections (pandemic exposure) Chance of dying from COVID: 500–1,000 per million infections (post pandemic) Chance of Myocarditis from a vaccine injection: 10–40 per million injections Chance of dying from Myocarditis after an injection: <1 per million Chance of Myocarditis from Flu: ~200 per million infections Chance of dying from Myocarditis from Flu: ~50 per million infections So - the Dr's warning might sound something like this... "So Mr Mump... We recommend the Influenza vaccine because you are an old fart and at risk - here are the stats".... ... if you don't take it - there is a 5-10% chance you get the flu ... if you are one of those people who get the flu - chances of dying are 0.029% - 0.065% ... thats about ~1.5 - 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people per year if not vaccinated. The risks... You could suffer from blood clots on the brain - thats about 0.4–1.5 per 100,000, or 0.0004% - 0.0015%. You could die from blood clots on the brain - thats about 0.1–0.2 per 100,000, or 0.0001% - 0.0002% So the annual chance of dying from flu is about 65× higher than dying from VITT after an injection. But, there is also myocarditis, you've may have had it before when you had an illness and and not known about it, but here's the risks. You could suffer inflammation of the heart - thats about 1–4 per 100,000, or 0.001% - 0.004%. You could die from inflammation of the heart - thats about <0.1 per 100,000, or <0.0001% But you stand a 20 per 100,000 chance of getting myocarditis if you catch influenza. You stand a 0.2–2 per 100,000 chance of dying from myocarditis if you catch influenza. So, theres a 5–20× higher risk of myocarditis from flu than a vaccine injection. Theres a 2–20× higher risk of death from myocarditis than after vaccination Mr Mump - "I'll give it a miss - viruses don't exist" Note: Data pooled from AI - may not be factual, debatable and arguable depending on source, study, cohort etc... no point debating all of that - just showing what a real risk explanation might look like to a patient - it would be overwhelming. Would I like that sort of explanation ? Yes - but I'd know the facts before entering the room anyway. How many of you know the risks of a CT scan and comparison to yearly exposure to radiation? Abdomen CT: about 3 years of normal background radiation Extra lifetime cancer risk from one abdominal CT: about 0.02% – 0.05% Extra lifetime cancer risk from one abdominal CT: about 0.02% – 0.05% So - how many of you have had a CT scan and not considered the additional cancer risk - meanwhile avoid vaccines ? Thats what I mean about evaluating the balance of risk - rather than saying 'all vaccines are bad'... They are not... But go ahead - get bitten by a dog or rip your hand on a rusty nail and ignore advice to get a rabies or tetanus vaccine.
