re: Which vaccine is least risky?

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Thalidomide was a medication available in 1956 to early 1960’s for morning sickness, anxiety, sleep problems. The medication was available in like 40 countries… then a few years later… the birth defects started to increase until 1961 it was withdrawn in Great Britain. 5+ years with over 10,000 babies deformed with 40% death rate after birth…

That’s an example of long-term effects…

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It's not long term effects, it only was a problem if it was taken DURING pregnancy also per Wikipedia. They didn't even think drugs could cross the placenta barrier. Not the same thing at all.

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During that period, the use of medications during pregnancy was not strictly controlled, and drugs were not thoroughly tested for potential harm to the fetus.[31] Thousands of pregnant women took the drug to relieve their symptoms. At the time of the drug's development, scientists did not believe any drug taken by a pregnant woman could pass across the placental barrier and harm the developing fetus.[35] There soon appeared reports of abnormalities in children being born to mothers using thalidomide.

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