What do you think are the implications of the book’s findings on public health policies and vaccine mandates.

[Melisa Jane]

This is a discussion topic for the May 2024 Book of the Month, "Neither Safe Nor Effective (2nd Edition): The Evidence Against the COVID Vaccines" by Dr. Colleen Huber.


What do you think are the implications of the book’s findings on public health policies and vaccine mandates.

[SweetSourSalty AndSpicy]

I believe that the book's findings will cause people to reconsider and may call into question long-held beliefs. It is a wake-up call to revisit policies and mandates.

[Tomi Ahmed]

These findings are likely to heighten concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly among those who have already received it. They provide substantial evidence supporting the rationale behind individuals' decisions to abstain from vaccination, illustrating that these choices are informed by research rather than mere ignorance.

[Dana Lawrence Lohn]

My take is a little different: I think this book so clearly takes a provocative anti-vax stance that there will be significant self-selection bias among those who read it, specifically: almost all readers will be anti-vax before they select it to read, they select it because it will obvious affirm their existing views, and they take an emotional satisfaction in reading it and feeling “right.” I don’t expect this book or purported findings to change any minds at all, in much the same way that I don’t expect those who read and enjoy this to follow it up with the Works of Tony Fauci and change their minds the other way. We are all functions of human nature.

[Ashwini Tawade]

Policy-making, or a mandate, is to be based on thorough research and discussions from all perspectives.

This book, though, tells about the unethical or misuse of a vaccine application. People should also know that other vaccines that worked were effective and not harmful, given the after-effects. Then probably a new and better policy for the vaccine process can be made.
 
As for a mandate, I think the data in this book looks sufficient for companies in the vaccine process. It is important to make certain things mandatory before and after administering a vaccine by companies, such as the data related to trial samples and the effects on trial samples being disclosed on time.