Typically the way the “man in the street” makes up his mind is by picking one media source’s version of reality and acting on that. Maybe one in ten thousand actually read a research report or have the ability to determine whether a media report is accurate or even makes sense. Look at the immense popularity of the environmental movement even yet.
Given the legal environment no drug company is going to put out a drug which it knows is a killer. Have they also developed an Anti-Predatory Lawyer immunization?
American drug companies provide the world with 78-80% of the new drugs which come to market.
The “man in the street” would have rejected smallpox vaccinations, polio vaccinations and virtually every other medical advance. Unfortunately, he is a scientific know nothing.
Interesting that you mention chickenpox. I happen to know a gorgeous young woman who died from it while pregnant.
Human knowledge grows and creates the means to immunize against more and more things.
Your Horror scenario can happen but the Fugitive is not reality. Nor is there any evidence that such a story is applicable to this drug.
Don’t ever run for office. We have enough tyrants who are condescending bastards thinking they know how to live our lives better than we do. Who will force people to assume risks because THEY aren’t the ones who are going to be the ones affected if they have a problem with a drug or vaccine.
Your line of thinking is what forces something like Obamacare on people. I guess we just don’t know that it’s really good for us, we’re just that stupid.
Don’t bother posting to me again, I don’t have time to waste on people who believe we can use government to force people to take drugs they don’t want and vaccines they don’t want because they’re too stupid to make their own choices. If you claim it’s because they can’t get good information, blame the people who aren’t giving them good information, don’t blame the people by taking away their right to say no.