Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less severe Covid: study

Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by MereInterest on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:54PM (#29555701)

You seem to be interpreting "essential" as "essential for continued human existence", which is a pretty low bar. "Essential for maintaining public health", or "essential for preventing excess deaths" would be better interpretations. While vaccines are not essential for continued human existence, they are essential for maintaining public health and preventing excess deaths.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by the_doctah on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @02:07PM (#29555906)

You could make the same argument for the common Flu.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by anoonmoose on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @04:05PM (#29557737)

I get the flu shot every year, to help reduce transmission and reduce the severity if I get it myself

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