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That's why it's called science fiction duh (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most of the skepticism was rooted in the shorter testing period of the initial mRNA vaccines. We have the data now to prove they're safe, but that initial fast-tracking spooked people.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

If it wasn't mRNA it would've been something else. They gotta have a wedge issue to turn people against each other.

The skepticism was mostly based on propaganda, misinformation, and ignorance.