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cosmic_cheese 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

I feel like I might be stepping on a land mine here, but it’s important to note that even if they don’t prevent transmission, vaccines are important for reducing severity and length of illness and have value as a second line of defense, even for those wearing N95’s in high risk circumstances (such as air travel).

Research to develop more effective countermeasures should continue of course, precisely because current vaccines aren’t a full solution. I keep hoping to hear good news about those inhaled vaccines that’ve been in development.

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tim333 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm not sure "the press manufactured consent for never-ending COVID reinfections" so much as people figured it would become another cold like the other four coronaviruses, regardless of what anyone wants.

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swed420 6 days ago | parent [-]

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tim333 6 days ago | parent [-]

It it was like that it would be a US specific thing but basically every country on earth has mostly stopped worrying about COVID.

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swed420 6 days ago | parent [-]

Agreed, and guess how many countries prior to COVID followed our CDC's lead? The answer is most of them.

The fact remains that people are slowly waking up to this and altering their behavior even into 2025, since it's not always too late to do so. You can see this in the steady growth of the /r/ZeroCovidCommunity subreddit.

	▲	tim333 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		That's kind of interesting - I didn't know the ZeroCovidCommunity existed.