Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron storm'

Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by polote on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:47AM (#30036561)

Well there are people dying everyday for any number of reasons. About 10k per day in the US.

If you are at risk of dying from covid and you didn't get vaccinated it is kinda your fault now. And if you are vaccinated and dying from covid, well there is not much more you could have done.

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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by ryanbrunner on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:50AM (#30036586)

There's people who are at risk of dying from COVID even when vaccinated. For many immunocompromised people, the vaccine has limited effect.

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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by aurelianito on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:58AM (#30036645)

These people also die from the flu and common cold. We cannot stop the world for them.

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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by ryanbrunner on Saturday January 22, 2022 @10:12AM (#30037343)

Public health has also traditionally worked in the interest of high-risk and vulnerable people. With COVID it looks like we'll largely abandon that - for not completely illogical reasons, obviously public health has a cost, but I think it's important to acknowledge that this is giving up and not business as usual.

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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron... by aurelianito on Sunday January 23, 2022 @07:10AM (#30045578)

It is business as usual. They will be in a similar situation as they were before the pandemic.

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