Analyzing Covid Vaccine Side Effects Study and Vaccine Policy Concerns

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The chapter reviews a new study on Covid vaccine side effects, questioning its methodology and the challenges of recording adverse events accurately. It explores concerns around underreporting and compares vaccine risks with Covid-19 infection risks. The discussion also delves into vaccine policy implications and the importance of truth in science during the pandemic.

The Covid vaccine saved many lives but so many mistakes were made in how public health officials discussed it, implemented it, and assessed its effectiveness. Epidemiologist Vinay Prasad of the University of California, San Francisco talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about what went wrong, the costs of the mistakes that were made, and what we can do better the next time.