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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by Scoundreller on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:37PM (#29895674)
> A vaccination requirement wouldn't do anything to control the spread of every new variant

It may increase it by selecting the un-protected strains.

> it doesn't prevent infection or transmission

Source? We’ve (largely) vaccinated our way out of other diseases. I haven’t heard of any outbreaks of mild measles or mild rubella and I suspect it’s because vaccination gets the R lower.

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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by nradov on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:45PM (#29895823)
The COVID-19 vaccines are far less effective than measles and rubella vaccines.

https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immu...

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Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? by Scoundreller on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @02:04PM (#29896125)
The mRNA and viral vector vaccines are great at their targets. The targets have changed, but our vaccines haven’t.

If we end up with measles2 and rubella2, I wouldn’t be surprised if my measles1 and rubella1 vaccines weren’t effective.

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