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[some_furry]

Vaccine denial's conclusions are so woefully unscientific that one can excuse the lack of technical precision in the synthesis of a pro-vaccination slogan.

[anon291 → some_furry]

There are legitimate reasons to be concerned over the COVID vaccines that have nothing to do with 'vaccine denial' [1]. What does 'vaccine denial' even mean? I've never met anyone who denies the existence of vaccines.

[1] Such as the elevated cardio vascular risk for young men that exceeded their risk from COVID.

[lukas099 → anon291]

If we know that [1] is true, then we know it because of science. So believing it is not against trusting the science.

[anon291 → lukas099]

What does this have to do with 'trusting the science'. I'm wondering what the phrase 'vaccine denial' means.

[some_furry → anon291]

> What does 'vaccine denial' even mean?

It's a shorthand for "science denial" about vaccines.

See also: The belief that vaccines cause autism.