“The problem is that the vaccine had many risks as well;”
No it didn’t. Huge clinical trials proved that neither the Pfizer nor the Moderna had major side effects.
Those who refused vaccines are still dying at a higher rate. Arizona has a Democratic Attorney General today because more Republicans than Democrats refused the vaccine — partly because the previous AG was a COVID disinformationist. Killing off your voters is bad campaign strategy. And the new Democratic AG has indicted a bunch of Trump cronies. Junk science has consequences.