PERSPECTIVE
The Vaccine Wars
Millions of Americans have already received the COVID-19 vaccine, with millions more slated to receive it in the coming months. Efforts to blunt the spread of the novel coronavirus have led to the emergency use authorization of a handful of vaccines that are deemed safe and effective against COVID-19 infections.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic prompted a rush to develop a safe and viable vaccine, but just how safe are they? As stories of people having adverse reactions to the vaccines begin to trickle in, questions are being raised concerning exactly how safe they really are.
Due to the pressing need to stem the spread of SARS-CoV-2, researchers and scientists made a mad dash in the race against the virus to come up with a way to prevent further infections. The results have so far bordered on miraculous, due in part to the fact that coronavirus vaccine development was completed in record time. With scarcely a year of hard data under their belts, officials made the decision to roll out the vaccines to the public.
Although reports of adverse reactions have been sparse, they have been constant and serious enough to warrant further investigations and even led to a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson…
