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ked_man t1_isydk71 wrote

And antivaxers still won’t take it.

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mces97 t1_iszgmwf wrote

I don't care at this point. I mean, I feel bad for the immunocompromised, but the antivaxxers? I did everything right, still probably caught omicron in January, and I'm fucked up. Micro tremors, facial never damage. Twitching if I wink my eye closed. Post viral illnesses are no joke. But if that's what they want, some people just gotta learn the hard way.

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StanDaMan1 t1_it08h30 wrote

Reads your source.

That’s not what that’s saying. That is saying that being vaccinated with the first three boosters confers less protection to Omicron compared to getting the fourth booster (which is precisely for the Omicron variant).

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mces97 t1_it09den wrote

Where in this study did it say that? It said the vaccine loses effectiveness over time and that certain variants didn't get neutralized/prevent infection with the original vaccine.

This is why I don't listen to people who say, "You need to do more research", unless they have a white lab coat on.

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explodingtuna t1_isyp11g wrote

I've lost my sympathy for then, but it would be better if their decisions didn't affect the rest of us.

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diefreetimedie t1_isypjw6 wrote

Problem is the companies would rather protect their patents than share them with other countries so poorer nations can develop their own mRNA vaccines and get their people vaccinated. If we have whole countries without the use of mRNA vaccines then the variants will just keep coming. Keeping those same companies wealthy and keeping the world sick. Capitalism kills again.

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Gb_packers973 t1_it0si73 wrote

I always wonder with waning immunity - how long till after your initial vaccine do you become anti vax if you dont get the latest booster.

Lets be honest if you got jnj last year and was never boosted. Youre basically unvaxed.

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ked_man t1_isys6fc wrote

Yeah, it’s almost like diseases affect some people differently lol And it’s almost like these vaccines prevent against severe cases requiring advanced medical procedures and l lengthy stays in the hospital.

And it’s almost like people that are higher risk for death were vaccinated first and have had more boosters to make sure they have the best chance of survival.

Lmao, it’s like the doctors and researchers know what they are talking about.

My dad is recovering from Cancer. He also has severe asthma and COPDHe’s had 4 vaccines and has caught Covid 3 times due to his diminished immune system. But he’s not been to the hospital and not needed more than OTC medications to manage symptoms. The vaccines work.

So yes, it could be much worse without taking the vaccinations.

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in-game_sext t1_iszfu92 wrote

To be fair, most people aren't taking it, thanks to the moron-in-chief who said the pandemic is over. Only about 4% of eligible adults have gotten it so far, so...

EDIT: Wow, I guess people are really salty over me sharing widely available figures and news regarding bivalent vaccine uptake rates...

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ked_man t1_iszk2nx wrote

I knew there was an updated vaccine, but didn’t know it was freely available. Maybe they should do a better job letting people know that.

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samus12345 t1_isznmml wrote

Yeah, I only knew about it because I've been closely following it. It hasn't been advertised well at all.

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ked_man t1_iszveq4 wrote

Yeah, I thought it was only for at risk people.

And my best friend is the director of environmental public health for our city. But he’s so Covid burnt out that he doesn’t talk about it and I don’t bring it up.

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JennJayBee t1_iszsby6 wrote

We haven't gotten it yet due to Pfizer being the only one available near me for a while now. I figured we could stand to wait a bit longer for Moderna.

Thanks to this posting reminding me about it, I just looked again and found some places near me that had it. I have an appointment for Saturday for all three of us.

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kciuq1 t1_iszlvx8 wrote

> EDIT: Wow, I guess people are really salty over me sharing widely available figures and news regarding bivalent vaccine uptake rates...

The number has doubled since that article was printed, and that is as of the 12th.

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