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Comment by SV_BubbleTime | original | Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise 
[−]SV_BubbleTime · 2026-07-02 Thu 03:26 UTC · link
> They confirmed this when the vaccines were authorized

No. They didn’t. They said it.

You were the Phase3 trial. You can probably debate the ethicality, the decisions made, but do not pretend they had 5 year data before deploying to the entire world.

Facts matter.

[−]estearum · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:01 UTC · link
You're aware that most drugs are approved without 5-year data, correct? Why did you draw the line there? Why not wait for 10-year data? What about 20- or 50- or 100-year data?

Do we need 75-year data for Viagra too?

30-year data for aspirin?

What's the logic tree here?

[−]epistasis · 2026-07-02 Thu 04:02 UTC · link
It's quite odd for a person to assert falehoods while also saying "facts matter."

Dec 11 2020- publication of phase 2/3 trial results, meaning not only was the study fully completed, but it made it through peer review too: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2034577

Dec 11 - 2020: first authorization https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/health/pfizer-vaccine-aut...