Thanks, but unlikely to influence the ideologues and scaremongers who are determined to keep the population living in fear.

The author pointed out medical reasons against vaccine hesitancy, yet the issue is political.

I would not hesitate taking even the AZ vaccine provided:

1) It would not hamper my ability to obtain the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine AS WELL, once available in sufficient numbers. In other words, without government telling me "You already got yours".
2) I will be allowed to pay for it, as I will not accept free gifts from government.

This means that if I were able to buy my own vaccine on the black market, any COVID vaccine, without the government registering the fact that I got it, then I would not hesitate to take it. Anyone with information please?

Yup, just shows what we humans can do when we cooperate!

As for vaccines? Out here in the bush, most of us are still waiting for supplies to hit our GPs and Pharmacists. Even so, when my turn comes I'll hold out for Moderna, Given the brain cancer and consequently compromised immunity. And the history of blood clots, that near killed me. And the following months of hospitalisation, replete with clot busters and daily injections of anticoagulants.

So, no AZ for me! I've still got some very important things to do for humanity. Won't say what that is. But hopefully, it will be a new form of solid-state electronic drive that'll propel anything anywhere and at unbelievable speed. Above the waves or under them, to lift anything anywhere. The only sound, the rush of air or water.

To date remains just a concept that requires testing and proof of concept before we can even think of a prototype. And given success, could be worth trillions over time. And the science stacks up.
Alan B.

A good bit of rationalising, & thanks for the effort Anthony.

If you can still say they are safe, & do anything useful, in another 5 years time, I'll give getting the "JAB" some thought then.

A few points NOT mentioned by the author:

1. The trials are short term only. No-one has tested for the injections' longer term health effects which can take years and decades to develop.

2. The trials do NOT have a control group of unvaccinated people. Such a control group is the ONLY valid way to evaluate the overall health outcomes of vaccinated people, as compared to those who choose to remain unvaccinated.

3. The Pfizer and Moderna injections ARE indeed experimental. Their mRNA technology has NEVER before been injected into humans. Its long term effects are completely untested and unknown.

4. Pfizer’s CEO, who is paid sixteen million dollars a year, has told the media he won't be taking his company’s Covid injection. Even that obscene amount of money won't induce him to risk his health on his own product!

5. Moderna, prior to the emergency authorization of its Covid injection, had never before produced a successful medicine or managed to get any of its nine or so vaccines approved by the FDA.

So yes, while the author's family might have had AZ vaccines, that's no 'skin in the game' at all when it comes to mRNA injections.

I just wonder, would Bronwyn still present this criticism against mRNA vaccines had China also been produced them?

The real issues here are ethical and political in nature, not medical excuses as some would like to hide behind.