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Re:Intimate portraits of a hospital Covid unit from a photoj... by shrubble on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:35PM (#29697784)
As of the middle of November 2021, about 30% of nurses had not gotten the vaccine, despite its widespread availability.

Does your condemnation extend to them?

Re:Intimate portraits of a hospital Covid unit from a photoj... by sangnoir on Monday December 27, 2021 @05:02AM (#29701121)
My condemnation extends to nurses; no one is beyond criticism. Infact, a surprising number of nurses have insane ideas - more than you'd think. To wit, at my local hospital, a doctor found an abrasion on a patient's back which was later attributed to a "healing crystal" supplied - and installed - a few days before, by an attending nurse.
Re:Intimate portraits of a hospital Covid unit from a photoj... by clon on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:39PM (#29697801)
How many of those do you recon had already been exposed before vaccine availability?

These people were putting their neck out almost a full year before the first shot was administeres. Chances are, many of them already acquired immunity via this route.

Re:Intimate portraits of a hospital Covid unit from a photoj... by johnisgood on Sunday December 26, 2021 @07:52PM (#29697875)
I wish people did not disregard natural immunity. There are quite many who do. Anyways... for how long does natural immunity last?
Re:Intimate portraits of a hospital Covid unit from a photoj... by jjeaff on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:54AM (#29700450)
I don't think we know yet with much certainty. But I'll tell you this, it's a lot easier to get a vaccine booster than a natural immunity booster.

Not to mention, the body of evidence that point to the vaccines providing super-human immunity (i.e. better than natural) continues to grow.

Much of the original "natural immunity is the best" idea came from a single Israeli study.

Re:Intimate portraits of a hospital Covid unit from a photoj... by gruez on Sunday December 26, 2021 @08:04PM (#29697944)
So by this logic, would you let "front line workers" that aren't vaccinated off the hook as well, seeing that they were probably "exposed before vaccine availability" and "Chances are, many of them already acquired immunity via this route"?
Re:Intimate portraits of a hospital Covid unit from a photoj... by spurgu on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:38AM (#29700061)
That makes sense?