It is certain that many folks will be worried about the risks of taking the vaccine. With the speed of introduction, testing time, and storage issues, this is not surprising. Personally, I reckon taking the vaccine is less risky than getting the virus. However, one aspect of giving the vaccine does cause me a bit of worry. As reported by the BBC, “The NHS is recruiting 30,000 volunteers to help with the rollout, including lifeguards, airline staff and students – who will be trained to give the jabs.”
It has been made clear that the Pfizer vaccine is a sensitive, delicate, complex thing which demands very careful expert handling. Not sure that lifeguards, hosties and undergrads who’ve spent a couple of hours learning how to inject someone are the appropriate people to “give the jabs”.