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Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by ipsum2 on Monday August 02, 2021 @07:08PM (#28043834)
Hospitalizations are spiking in Florida right now, and infections are reaching all-time highs: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/florida-covid-ca...

I don't disagree that the media is fear-mongering for clicks (see inaccurate reporting of CDC report) but in this scenario, there's something actually happening here.

Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by sumedh on Monday August 02, 2021 @09:50PM (#28044896)
> there's something actually happening here.

because those people dont want to take the vaccines?

Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by rob74 on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @12:15AM (#28045659)
If somebody who refused to get vaccinated gets sick, you can say it's their fault. But some people can't get vaccinated, and for others who did get vaccinated the vaccine will have no effect - these will still be at risk until (if ever) herd immunity is reached...
Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by sumedh on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @12:28AM (#28045722)
> But some people can't get vaccinated, and for others who did get vaccinated the vaccine will have no effect

How many people are we talking about?

Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by piotrkaminski on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @12:56AM (#28045835)
At the moment? At least every person under 12, which is ~15% of the US population (and presumably similar elsewhere in the world).
Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by nostromo on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @03:01AM (#28046395)
People under 12 are at such a low Covid risk it’d be more ethical for us to send those vaccines abroad where they can be put to productive use saving lives.
Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by elevaet on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @12:40AM (#28045770)
Not sure on the numbers, but immunocompromised people (undergoing cancer treatment for example) often can't build antibodies after a vaccine. Those people are really vulnerable and depend on an immune herd.
Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by silent_cal on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @01:44PM (#28063953)
And whose fault are vaccine injuries?