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		im3w1l on Aug 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its wa... Your calculus forgets about side effects. If the gain is very minor then it only takes minor side effects to swing the balance.

ganafagol on Aug 18, 2021 [–]

You are welcome to compare the number of cases of suspected-but-not-confirmed side effects with the number of people getting Lyme every year.

You may find a difference of a few orders of magnitude.

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