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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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