I just took a look into the numbers, to see if there are answers to any of the questions being asked, and here is what I found. From the CDC on April 6, 2021: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html

"Reports of death after COVID-19 vaccination
To date, Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) has not detected patterns in cause of death that would indicate a safety problem with COVID-19 vaccines.

- FDA requires vaccination providers to report any death after COVID-19 vaccination to VAERS.
- Reports of death to VAERS following vaccination do not necessarily mean the vaccine caused the death.
- CDC follows up on any report of death to request additional information and learn more about what occurred and to determine whether the death was a result of the vaccine or unrelated.
- CDC, FDA, and other federal partners will continue to monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.

Over 167 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the United States from December 14, 2020, through April 5, 2021. During this time, VAERS received 2,794 reports of death (0.00167%) among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine. CDC and FDA physicians review each case report of death as soon as notified and CDC requests medical records to further assess reports. A review of available clinical information including death certificates, autopsy, and medical records revealed no evidence that vaccination contributed to patient deaths. CDC and FDA will continue to investigate reports of adverse events, including deaths, reported to VAERS."

Then I looked a little deeper.
- During the same 110 day period in the US, roughly 855,000 people died, out of a population of 331,000,000 (about 7775 per day die in the US) . That is a death rate of .0258% overall (25 in 100,000.)
- Even if you said 2794 people died out of 83.5 million - assuming 2 injections per person - that is still a POSSIBLY vaccine-related death rate of .0033% (3.3 in 100,000) - about 1/8th the chance of dying of any cause during the same time.
- Based on current statistics, if you contract Covid, your chance of dying is 1.8% (1800 in 100,000) - at least 500 times higher than your chance of dying from the vaccine. And if you have underlying conditions or comorbidities, that risk is even higher.
- The chance of getting Covid this past year has been 1 in 11 - chances among vaccinated people so far has been less than 1 in 1000.

This is my last contribution to this topic. If these numbers, and the reduced incidence of illness and deaths in congregate living facilities and among health care workers after vaccination cannot convince you of the advisability of getting vaccinated, nothing will.

All I ask is that you not use your personal fears to discourage others from getting vaccinated.
Sue