More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’

Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by rhino369 on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:05PM (#29881255)

It's society's job to protect children, not the other way around.

Closing schools while opening bars is huge failure of leadership.

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by amatecha on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:11PM (#29881411)

you could be like BC and keep everything open! at least it's consistent! -_-

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by rhino369 on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:03PM (#29882405)

Omicron is so contagious that its going to burn through regardless of moderate mitigation techniques. NYC went from 1 case to 40,000 in a month. Even if you lock down for 3 months to get back to 0. We'd be back to 40,000 the second we reopened.

Delay isn't worth anything unless hospitals are so bad people will die from preventable deaths.

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by cudgy on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @08:38AM (#29891295)

Some people have adventures and others have “in-ventures”. You are ok with holing up in your abode for years of your life to avoid a mild risk (assuming you are under 70 years old and reasonably healthy). Others are not willing to live this way and would like the freedom to make that choice. Some people, by the way, have less choice, like the people that deliver your food and merchandise to the cave you call home or the people that treat your non-covid (of course) injuries and ailments.

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by nradov on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:18PM (#29884475)

Just because you didn't get it yet doesn't mean you can avoid it forever. Expecting permanent unceasing vigilance by everyone is absurd and unrealistic. The virus will never go away. Do you really think young people should cancel all parties forever?

https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/vinay-prasad/94646

https://torontosun.com/news/world/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-t...

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by tomjakubowski on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:02PM (#29884242)

I don't have numbers handy, but I would suspect that at least 10x more Americans caught Covid at work as out partying. If only because people spend more time at work.

Only about a third of American households had anyone working from home during the pandemic. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/03/working-from-...

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by amatecha on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:04PM (#29884276)

I do agree. Work and school are those special places where "COVID doesn't spread", according to the powers that be.

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by nobody9999 on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:45PM (#29884815)

>Work and school are those special places where "COVID doesn't spread", according to the powers that be.

Who are those "powers that be"? According to OSHA[0] and CMS[2], workplaces (general workplaces and healthcare settings that accept Medicare and Medicaid funding, respectively) have grave risks of COVID transmission.

In fact, they feel so strongly about it that they've taken it to the US Supreme Court[1].

[0] https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets2

[1] https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/do...

[2] https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/press-releases/aamc-state...

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by mavhc on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:55PM (#29883254)

Line 1: I'd like to protect them from becoming orphans

Line 2: Agreed, close bars, no one needs more drug addicts

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