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Why do all the drug ads on tv list side effects, but the covid vaccine ads don't? We are only told they are safe and effective. ?

And yes, vaccines broadly fall into the drug category.

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  • 2 weeks ago
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    They warn you about the known side effects so you can make an informed decision. This way they are not nearly as responsible if you choose to take the drug and have one of the known side effects. With the covid-19 vaccines the government has written special laws that protect companies that make these vaccines from being sued. Since they can't be sued there is no reason for them to list side effects since they are not at all liable for what happens to you if you take the vaccine.

  • 2 weeks ago

    In the US, they only warn you about side-effects because the law requires them to. And that is for commercial ads. They are trying to sell you a "medication" that you can then purchase; if you do get a side-effect, they intend to use  "we told you so" as a defense.

    I especially enjoyed the ad about an anti-depressant where the far-too-rapid voice-over  listed "suicide" as a possible side-effect.

    The vaccine is not being sold to you (at least, not in most countries). You take it or you don't, but you are not paying for it. Therefore, no commercial contract is implied.

  • 2 weeks ago

    Why would they tell you about the Bill Gates 5G micro-tracking chip idiot??? They need sheeple to believe in this "virus" from the start

  • 2 weeks ago

    Because if they told you, NOBODY would dare take the shot

  • 2 weeks ago

    >>>>>>>>> covid vaccine a rich-mans money <<<<<<<<<<<<

    Toxic chemicals don't work 

  • Pearl
    Lv 7
    2 weeks ago

    they dont sound safe to me from what people are saying

  • Zirp
    Lv 5
    2 weeks ago

    Because the vaccines haven't been used long enough to show all side-effects yet.

    The bloodclotting problems of the astra-zeneca vaccine affect only one in a million people, and most of those are women. It's possible that they gave the vaccine to a million men without noticing anything.

    Some side-effects could go undetected for a decade or longer

  • 2 weeks ago

    No, they don't.

    Because they don't have any.

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