Dear Dr. Dohan, I'm by no means a Dr., but thank you for your kind and thoughtful comment. :))

I agree that Covid-19 has cost us far too much. On second thought, I think this article might do more harm than good, depending on the reader. I wrote this article mainly because there's so much misinformation on the risks/dangers of vaccines out there. So, I figured this article would provide a more objective look at the potential risks of vaccines.

I think you may be right in that I overestimated the N of vaccine's severe side effects. But I hope that the emphasis on outliers in this article will not give that impression.

Still, depending on which experts I spoke or listen to, there seems to be a contrasting view on whether the vaccine's adverse effects are estimated correctly or vastly underestimated (mainly because vaccine side effects rely on voluntary reporting that may be biased). It would be great to know your thoughts on this if you have any to share.