Re:Updating Herd Immunity Models for the US: Implications fo...
by dragonwriter on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:42PM
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> With a COVID vaccine, I doubt it will get anywhere near the same fraction of takers as the flu vaccine.
It will if closures are lifted but vaccination is made a requirement (either privately or by government mandate) for on-site work, schooling, etc. The flu vaccine is treated as primarily a personal preventive medical treatment; while it is encouraged for public as well as personal health reasons, there is no force put behind it. But it is quite possible, and there is plenty of precedent for, public health measures to be mandated (especially a conditional mandate, like for schools, work in particular conditions--including any public content or even on-premises work) and enforced.
Re:Updating Herd Immunity Models for the US: Implications fo...
by tzs on Thursday October 08, 2020 @02:33PM
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45 states allow skipping their conditional mandate for schools if the parents cite religious objections. I expect their COVID mandates will have similar exceptions.
It will if closures are lifted but vaccination is made a requirement (either privately or by government mandate) for on-site work, schooling, etc. The flu vaccine is treated as primarily a personal preventive medical treatment; while it is encouraged for public as well as personal health reasons, there is no force put behind it. But it is quite possible, and there is plenty of precedent for, public health measures to be mandated (especially a conditional mandate, like for schools, work in particular conditions--including any public content or even on-premises work) and enforced.