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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?

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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).
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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.
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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.
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