Yes I am a physician. And this based on the phase III study published in NEJM. It’s not really helpful to say “folks are saying” re: sterility but I don’t see how that could be the case. Additionally, to counter, you or I have no idea the long term effects of COVID and there are plenty of people with myocardial involvement even with mild/minimal symptoms.
A lot of governmental red tape was removed and they spend a good bit of money ramping up development and production while the trials were ongoing so it could be distributed as soon as the trials showed positive results. It’s an amazing feat in the midst of an enormous pandemic
Vaccines allow us to develop herd immunity much quicker and without the devastating morbidity and mortality of COVID. This means an economy that opens more quickly, fans in stadiums, and most importantly protection for myself, my family, my patients, and my loved ones who are high risk