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The thing is the "other viewpoint" has been predicting vaccine/immune escape from the beginning. Thats the trouble with Coronaviruses and partly why we have never been able to successfully develop a vaccine against one.
To add to that we are still using a vaccine that only targets the spike protein from the original wuhan variant.Does no one look at the current fear led booster campaign and think its all a bit crazy?
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Em, I am confused: These vaccines work against hospitalisation. Unfortunately, not as well against re-infection/spreading it as other vaccines.
If the argument is that vaccines aren't a 100%, perhaps cancel the flu jab as well?
"fear led"? Em...that all depends on what your goal is. Look, you think covid isn't that serious, you had it, you don't want the vaccine.
But campaigns deal with country-wide decisions, and having no jab is linked to a far higher risk of ending in hospital which as a country you may not want.
So if the goal is avoiding hospitalization, it works.
NOW there is perhaps an argument to be made to get more relaxed as omicron is less severe.
Lockdowns do suck. And carehome lockdowns are no longer evidence based I think, the harm to people in it VS omicron harm doesn't balance. (my view)
But, we may need vaccination / masks / workplace safety / airco for that, I think.
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Does no one look at the current fear led booster campaign and think its all a bit crazy?
What's your explanation for why almost all governments and senior medical people want young people to get vaccinated?
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That was before Omicron.
I honestly don't know how well mandates/vaccine passports work though. If you really want to stop the spread you may need more.
Problem though is that 2 years in the pandemic some people don't even test and check before visiting people.
Schools are of course breeding grounds and many don't get help with virus scrubbing airco etc.