Probably unpopular opinion, but both sides are wrong here. Not necessarily to the same degree. As usual with any issue that is presented as binary, black vs white, with nothing in between.
Of course, vaccines in general are incredibly helpful. A lot of us wouldn't be here today if we weren't vaccinated for various diseases as children.
However, that alone should not be the sole focus of the discussion. It ignores a lot of crucial context.
Vaccines are safe and effective because they go through extensive testing that usually takes years. During the pandemic, at least one major company - namely Pfizer - skipped most of that process, and then lied about results. Not to save lives, but to make money. To be the first to get that government contract.
Regardless of the entire pro- vs anti-vax discourse, this is something Pfizer should be held accountable for. People died needlessly because the CEO wanted another yacht. And because some governments let him.
The problem on the pro-vax side is that people are largely ignoring that, and so are essentially advocating for corporate interests. The anti-vax's side's problem is more obvious, so no need to repeat it.
Both sides are blindly arguing about one thing while ignoring everything else. As is usual with public discourse in 2026. That's what the elites want. People arguing whether vaccines work or not, instead of holding companies like Pfizer accountable for profiting off a pandemic, and putting those profits before people's lives.