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Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans by armada651 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:01PM (#27987146)
There are more severe breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals than there are deadly outcomes to getting vaccinated. Also there's the risk that even a mild case has long term side effects.

Since the number of deadly outcomes or side effects to the vaccine is so low the breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals become significant when you compare the risks.

Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans by throwawayboise on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:11PM (#27987343)
This just feeds the beliefs that some people have that the vaccines don't really work.

We should be strongly demonstrating that the vaccinated do not need to wear masks, distance, etc so that there are clear benefits to being vaccinated.

If the vaccines reduce the disease to nothing more severe than a cold or mild flu, we should be back to the same daily routines we had when those things were an ordinary risk at the workplace.

Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans by armada651 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:55PM (#27988058)
In my opinion pretending the vaccine is 100% effective and carries 0 risk has done more to shake public confidence than informing people about the risks no matter how small. In the information age it has become easier than ever to find contradicting data and there will always be contradicting data.

Besides, most people have enough life experience to intuitively know that there's no certainty in life. Being honest with people will do more to gain their trust than enhancing the truth for their own well-being.

Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans by matz1 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:11PM (#27987348)
Obviously there never be 0 risk. Anything in life has risk. I'm driving to park carry a risk. I'm drinking the two bottle of beer carry a risk. Would I afraid ? No
Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans by armada651 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:15PM (#27987411)
Sure, anything has risk, but which risk should the employer mandate?
Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans by matz1 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:29PM (#27987646)
Obviously I would prefer employer to not mandate anything regarding vaccine.

I work from home but manage small sports club. I would never ask anyone for their vaccination status nor requiring them to be vaccinated to join.

Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans by armada651 on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:48PM (#27987954)
That's your own preference, but what I'm arguing is that both options carry risk. And based on what we know right now the risk for mandating everyone to go back to the office without a vaccine mandate is riskier, for both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, than mandating that everyone get vaccinated.
Re:Vaccines and our return to office plans by cmoscoso on Saturday July 31, 2021 @09:59AM (#28018184)
If you want to save lives the only option is WFH.