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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.

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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.

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