[thirsty-dove]

It's not selfish to decline a medical procedure one thinks is unlikely to benefit oneself. Furthermore, it's malpractice for a doctor to advise a patient to undergo a medical procedure that is not more likely than not to benefit that specific patient. Your attitude is what's dangerous.

[pigeonhole123]

How can you be sure of the absence of long term negative consequences?

[throwaway675309]

You obviously need to check the database again then, because there are remarkably few cases where the person had a adverse reaction to the mRNA-based vaccine. Furthermore in the majority of those cases (of which were already slim to begin with), they are usually something like anaphylactic shock a.k.a. an allergic reaction which they can deal with at the time that the vaccine is administered.

It infuriates me that "armchair experts" who likely lack even a bachelors degree in STEM much less epidemiology think that they know better than the majority of medical professionals.

They are more likely to follow their advice of the mechanic who tells them that their catalytic converter needs to be replaced than a medical professional who has nearly a decade of specialized training.