Last period, two students shared, and both picked the topic of the vaccine. I find the thoughts and concerns over the vaccine fascinating. There are definite things we can see, right. We see on television, our political leaders receiving the vaccine - our Vice-President, Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader and many, many others. We've been informed that very few people have had allergic reactions, and last period a student reported that his mom was struggling to move her arm. I can tell you from my experience that flu vaccines tend to make my arm sore for a few days after eventually wearing off. There is now criticism that the vaccines are getting into enough arms fast enough, and part of that is what is called hesitancy among people. In fact both students that shared last period explained that they were hesitant as well. Yet even this morning on the news, people were shown very happy and even some honored to receive the vaccine that they think will help them live a more normal life. It's true, though, isn't it that we don't yet know if there are any potential long term side effects or consequences because frankly, the research and efforts and trials of the vaccine just haven't had the time that it normally takes to scientifically go through all of those steps. The vaccines were approved for emergency use after all, right? The unknown can be scary, and trusting data and reports and interviews by experts seems to be more challenging for more and more people. So do we trust our Surgeon General, our experts at the CDC, our family doctor, and other experts? Do we trust the data that has been viewed and reviewed in consideration of authorization. If we can't trust those resources, then what?
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