If You’re Obsessing About Vaccine Risk, You’re Missing the Point

History of smallpox, public health image library, CDC

By Amy Rogers, MD, PhD

I try to keep my finger on the pulse of online / social media conversations about the pandemic, and to respond to topics that are on people’s minds. This week I’m seeing more than ever an obsession with the particular details of vaccine risk. Short term. Long term. Risks of flu-like illness, blood clots, heart…