I think you will find what a doctor might say is dependant on the person you are talking to.
//but the stats are overwhelming //
Yes they are, if you are old or with an underlying illness I would say its very definitley in your favour for na vaccine.
But for people under 30, and definitely children, the stats say quite different. In fact there is now thoughts that catching it and getting anti bodies is better than a vaccine.
Of course, the biggest problem is that is it new and the medical profession are learning every day so as with all things only time will tell, both for Covid and for the vaccine (and it is too early to know the long term effects - obviously)
// I realise some still think the starts are fiddled or there's an agenda//
An agenda, generally no I'd agree there. Although we shall have to see if the Government relinquish the totalitarian powers they have awarded themselves first. Governments dont like doing that generally.
Stats fiddled, well there are lies, damned lies and statistics. This is one of the areas that really bug me with Covid. The stats produced are often misleading in the way they are presented and its my believe there was no need to and it is this that is providing ammunition for conspirator theorists.
If only the Government were open and honest, but then they were out to scare the living daylights out of everyone.