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> We expect that many people will be infected with covid-19 during autumn and winter. Ah yes, the “guess we might as well give up” strategy.
Which covid vaccine can I take to prevent being infected?
There's no value proposition to vaccination at this point.
I thought it reduces the severity of the illness, does it not?
Good for them for actually following science instead of the religion it had become. The problem of course is other countries that demand it, and no doubt will continue to demand Nth shots to appeal to their religious base, meaning people will who want to travel have to keep getting the shots anyway
This decision only attempts to address the worst off on average and completely ignores the rest of the population despite what harm it will cause or the new variants that now have a larger group to evolve through.
There's no value proposition to vaccination at this point.
And there is still the issue of long COVID which may affect young people in the future.
Especially as there are active discussions in the insurance industry about its implication for future coverage.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/long-covid-may-be-long-tail-of-...
Bit by bit, it is becoming the new influenza. Not saying we're there yet, but that's clearly where we're headed. Now, influenza kills lots of people; in 2018 over 60,000 people were killed by influenza in the USA alone. But we don't have border closing or "show your papers" or all the rest for influenza, and we're not going to.
Now wait a second … that's not a bad idea!
This will change once they have boosted the 50+ population, or that's at least how it usually works. The Omicron targeted vaccines should be ready by then, so we are not necessarily out of luck. I'm 49.
BA.5 is targeted and ready. The only question left is one of policy and distribution.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which covid vaccine can I take to prevent being infected?
China's just rolled out an inhaled vaccine, and having vaccines that target the nasal passages specifically seem very promising for preventing infection. If I could, I'd get that vaccine.
Bit by bit, it is becoming the new influenza. Not saying we're there yet, but that's clearly where we're headed. Now, influenza kills lots of people; in 2018 over 60,000 people were killed by influenza in the USA alone. But we don't have border closing or "show your papers" or all the rest for influenza, and we're not going to.
COVID deaths in the U.S. over a two year period amounted to over 1 million.
There's no value proposition to vaccination at this point.
I thought it reduces the severity of the illness, does it not?
There's no value proposition to vaccination at this point.