A member asked:

I want to get the covid-19 vaccine but, do not trust the big pharmaceutical companies. do they really have the peoples interest at heart. how do we know we wont get a horrible disease from vaccine 6 months from now? i am 60yr old female?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

No guarantees: In my opinion, it is amazing that we have acquired these vaccines so rapidly. These are dramatically different as they are m-RNA varieties for a virus which was almost unknown 1 year ago. So far, other than allergic reactions, and a few days of symptoms, the vaccines appear safe. Impossible to predict if unusual delayed autoimmune reactions may occur. But, risk/benefit ratio seems good.

Answered 12/31/2020

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Hard to be sure: Agree with Dr M that vaccines seem safe overall but we don’t know how long one stays immune, nor what long term effects are. If you are a healthy 60 year old without health risks you could consider waiting a little longer, since you would likely do fine even if you get COVID, but definitely wear mask, be cautious, wash hands often, consider taking vitaminD, C, & zinc regularly, regular exercise

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