My 82 year old Dad started having strokes right after taking the clot shot, and died of a massive stroke recently. Who can say if his strokes were caused by the clot shot? Nobody can prove it either way. All I know is that his strokes started right after the first clot shot.
My mother had the same shots, and is alive so far. Would she be at greater risk if she actually got Covid? What about my dad? If he didn't take the clot shot, and got Covid, would he be better off? Only God can say.
I haven't been vaxxed but all my extended family has. However, I can't say that it would be better for my 80 something year old parents to get the coof than to suffer the side effects of the vax. I suspect the coof could have been hard on my Dad as well, and could be hard on my Mom if she gets it anyway.
All I'm saying is that it may be justified for older people to take the risk of taking the clot shot. However, it's a real risk, and it's not an easy or obvious decision. I can't say in any given case which is right or wrong. For anyone younger, or even older but in vigorous health, I'd say don't take it. For someone older, it's more of a question, but it's still a real risk to take it. It would suck to turn it down and then die from Covid, but it would suck to take it, then start having mini-strokes right away, followed by the big one like my Dad had.