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Re:Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant by foo_barrio on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @10:01AM (#29485520)
It could have also been much worse though no? If those 3 days turned into 5 in a hospital with another long tail of lung issues would it still be worth it just not to get jabbed again?
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Re:Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant by toyg on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @10:18AM (#29485761)
Or rather if those 3 days turned into death.

I'd rather take boosters every year than risk a horrible death.

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Re:Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant by hcurtiss on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @01:05PM (#29488170)
No matter how small the risk?
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Re:Pfizer and Biontech provide update on Omicron variant by toyg on Wednesday December 08, 2021 @03:56PM (#29490383)
At "peak times", it isn't that small - even in my ridiculously small social circle, in Italy, there was one death and a couple of very severe cases. And peak times are determined largely by the pressure on health services, which is determined by vaccination rates (since vaccines remove the need for hospitalization). So it's a vicious circle: if you don't vaccinate, you increase the mortality risk to very significant levels.
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