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Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by antisthenes »

Kranar wrote: post #28
rossdavidh wrote: post #10

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.

2018 was an exceptionally bad year for influenza. Typically influenza deaths in the U.S. are between 20-30k. COVID deaths in the U.S. over a two year period amounted to over 1 million.

You know what else was a bad year for influenza? 1918.

Look up how many deaths occurred in the 2-year 1918-1919 period.

Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by purpleblue »

Gibbon1 wrote: post #72
rossdavidh wrote: post #10

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.

Because it infects cells with the ACE2 receptor covid is never going to be the new influenza. It's going to kill 100-200,000 people a year in the US indefinitely.

Covid IFR is below the flu now, after everyone has become vaccinated and after omicron swept through and infected most of the US.

Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by purpleblue »

2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #14

Another new account posting what will surely turn into a very civil thread.

The idea that you think just because my account is new that I'm some sort of troll is pretty insulting and ignorant of you. Go through my comment history.

Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by purpleblue »

nope96 wrote: post #96
peteradio wrote: post #94

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Seriously, you need a better doctor. What did your doctor say, specifically? That you should not get the newest Covid booster? Have you ever been vaccinated? Calling me a jerk is rude. What's also rude? Refusing to get a vaccine that will protect you and others because you are afraid it will somehow hurt you.

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Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by xracy »

purpleblue wrote: post #103
2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote: post #14

Another new account posting what will surely turn into a very civil thread.

The idea that you think just because my account is new that I'm some sort of troll is pretty insulting and ignorant of you. Go through my comment history.

I'm going to point out (to the original commenter's credit) that your post has been flagged, that this comment of yours is a little haughty, and that based on the other comments the title for this is misleading and could more accurately read "Denmark no longer offering Covid [boosters] to adults under 50"

Which suggests to me that that you knew what you were doing when you posted it with that title. It seems somewhat intended to spark incendiary comments and disagreement. So I think it's pretty reasonable for the commenter to be suspicious of you. If you want your first article to go better, next time post about something less controversial, or with a more accurate title.

Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by xracy »

slaw wrote: post #62
threeseed wrote: post #37

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Please be civil. Just because you disagree with a position doesn't mean it is not science and that public servants are making choices for some nefarious reason. COVID vaccines have unquestionably saved a lot of lives and will continue to do so in the future. The question is what their involvement will be in the future. A decision that will be made by the same people, with the same scientific rigour that it's always b…

Could you find any study where vaccines saved healthy adults under 50?

That's not how studies work.

Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by purpleblue »

xracy wrote: post #105
purpleblue wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The idea that you think just because my account is new that I'm some sort of troll is pretty insulting and ignorant of you. Go through my comment history.

I'm going to point out (to the original commenter's credit) that your post has been flagged, that this comment of yours is a little haughty, and that based on the other comments the title for this is misleading and could more accurately read "Denmark no longer offering Covid [boosters] to adults under 50" Which suggests to me that that you knew what you were doing when you posted it with that title. It seems somewhat…

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Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by [deleted] »

dekhn wrote: post #58
mrtesthah wrote: post #36

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That's blatantly and obviously false, especially with the variant specific booster. Perhaps you think the risk of myocarditis is too great? You'd be wrong. https://newsroom.heart.org/news/myocarditis-risk-significant...

Note: I'm a scientist and work with/talk to medical researchers at top institutions (UCSF) all the time about viruses, vaccines, and other health areas. My beliefs are a synthesis of what I hear from experts, and my own reading and thinking. I'm not overtly concerned by myocarditis risk - I just see this as reasonable and straightforward decisionmaking based on the data that is available and the unknown details that…

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Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by Gibbon1 »

purpleblue wrote: post #102
Gibbon1 wrote: post #72

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Because it infects cells with the ACE2 receptor covid is never going to be the new influenza. It's going to kill 100-200,000 people a year in the US indefinitely.

Covid IFR is below the flu now, after everyone has become vaccinated and after omicron swept through and infected most of the US.

Covid is killing about 150,000 people a year where influenza averages about 30,000.

So no.

Re: Denmark not offering second Covid booster shot to healthy adults under 50

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Post by purpleblue »

Gibbon1 wrote: post #109
purpleblue wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Covid IFR is below the flu now, after everyone has become vaccinated and after omicron swept through and infected most of the US.

Covid is killing about 150,000 people a year where influenza averages about 30,000. So no.

IFR means "infection fatality rate". The operative word is rate. So no, you are completely wrong.

You are comparing number of deaths as opposed to rate of death per infection. The number of COVID infections are orders of magnitude higher than the number of flu infections. The rate of death from COVID per infection is now lower than the flu.

https://www.ft.com/content/e26c93a0-90e7-4dec-a796-3e25e94bc...

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