To be fair, there is promise in mRNA vaccine technology - its just immature and in its infancy.
Theranos was just outright scamming investors.
Less than 1% of those who get it die.
It hasn't infected 100% of the population, and even then is unlikely to in a single cycle. IIRC its only infected like 25% of the population, though it could be much higher because it spreads so fast and is hard to detect.
TO BE FAIR, I don't think Theranos was outright scamming people AT FIRST. Yes, Elizabeth was a psycho power-hungry Steve Jobs wannabe, but I think at least in the beginning she really thought she could do it if given enough time. But yes, her lying and falsifying all these tests to keep the ruse going was unquestionably evil and probably killed people.
People like my aunt who think they have the right to bully someone into doing something they don't want to do are infuriating and awful. If someone doesn't want to get the vaccine, for whatever reason, that is their business and their choice to make. Not anyone else's.
People like your aunt don't think people like your Mom have the right to not get the vaccine because your Mom's refusal will kill people, and your Mom has no right to put others in danger. That is your aunt's perspective anyway. It's crazy, but your aunt genuinely believes that your Mom is evil for putting other's lives in danger. Your aunt is a crazy person, but it's at least important to know why she's crazy.
That's why I hate it so much that "the science" keeps pushing that even with vaccines and masks and social distancing, it's still "not enough" to fight the virus. That's why it's evil that they literally changed the definition of herd immunity to include everyone needing to be vaccinated when that was never (and still isn't) the case.
Don't forget the part where they believe 500,000+ people dropped dead thanks to this flu, and that not counting age, co-morbidities, and car accidents towards that tally isn't fair. They're looking at 6 vs 500,000 and that's it.
Even believing the numbers, 500K Americans did not die FROM Covid; they died WITH Covid. They outright said at the beginning that anyone that tested positive at death counted as a "Covid death" even if they died from cancer.
Also, they keep pushing the "only 6 people" myth when it's been WAY more affected than that. I guarantee if it was only 6 people then they wouldn't pause the vaccine. But they just don't report any of those other people that died with side effects.
Might as well sperg about Fight Club while I'm here.
Edit: On a more positive note, UFC just said that their July PPV in Vegas will be at the full 20K capacity. That's at least the third state to allow full capacity indoor events.
Meanwhile, thanks to New York State, I can't even go to a local sports stadium at an open arena without either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within the last 72 hours.