Thank you for your comment again.

I think Dr. Bhakdi’s book chapter may be a bit outdated. For example, in the section “Do current vaccines protect against severe SARS-CoV-2 infection?”, although the clinical trials did not determine that, real-world data from Israel, for example, shows that the vaccine does.

In the next section as well, “Does the vaccine prevent infection and thus the spread of the viruses?”, yes, more recent data shows that the mRNA vaccine decreases viral transmission. The book also mentions that asymptomatic cases do not spread the virus, but this is incorrect; even the citations cited in the book do not support it.

The remaining sections too have made a few valid points about the possible risks of vaccines. But I see that the book may have exaggerated them to some extent without comparing the risks of vaccines to that of SARS-CoV-2. The book may even downplay the risks of the latter. For example, the statement, “A natural respiratory infection typically affects only the respiratory tract itself,” is also incorrect. SARS-CoV-2 has a very efficient binding capacity to ACE2 receptors throughout our body.

I think I could go on and on, but I’ll stop here. Still, Dr. Bhakdi seems like a credible scientist from his prior career, so I’d give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe I’m the one misinterpreting his book since I’ve only read a few paragraphs.