Masks Are Back, Maybe for the Long Term

Re:Masks Are Back, Maybe for the Long Term by wgjordan on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:42AM (#28117514)

> In a world where vaccines are widely available, there is little value in forcing the vaccinated to collectively protect people from their decisions to remain unvaccinated.

Three reasons unvaccinated-by-choice individuals continue to pose a public health burden:

1. Vaccines not yet available for children under 12

2. Economic costs of covid treatment for unvaccinated (including long covid) passed on to taxpayers / insurance groups

3. Increased risks of even more deadly / infectious / vaccine-resistant virus mutations emerging from ongoing spread

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Re:Masks Are Back, Maybe for the Long Term by core-utility on Monday August 09, 2021 @10:45AM (#28117562)

1. Anyone under 12 is extremely unlikely to suffer severe issues from COVID

2. Same could be said about Cancer, the Flu, or obesity

3. Same could be said specifically about over-vaccinating. High levels of vaccinations have been known to cause super-bugs.

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