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Re:Long Covid risk falls only slightly after vaccination, st... by ipaddr on Friday May 27, 2022 @01:52PM (#31532572)
The media wants you to believe that the vaccine protects against longterm covid. If it doesn't many people would skip the upcoming 4th, 5th, 6th round because it is providing no additional protection against the latest variants.

But here is an actual study that goes against this story. Will you believe science or myth? Are there enough excuses to keep the myth alive?

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Re:Long Covid risk falls only slightly after vaccination, st... by DennisP on Friday May 27, 2022 @02:15PM (#31532855)
Far as I could tell, the study doesn't break it down by whether people have had boosters. So we don't know whether they provide additional protection.

The study also doesn't include omicron, so whether the shots protect against the latest variants is also unknown.

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Re:Long Covid risk falls only slightly after vaccination, st... by californical on Friday May 27, 2022 @02:05PM (#31532740)
Why does the media care if you get a 4th dose? How does it help them?
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Re:Long Covid risk falls only slightly after vaccination, st... by r00fus on Friday May 27, 2022 @02:07PM (#31532773)
Pharma profits handsomely whenever government subsidizes more boosters.
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Re:Long Covid risk falls only slightly after vaccination, st... by micromacrofoot on Friday May 27, 2022 @02:28PM (#31533034)
The government isn't exactly rushing to 4th doses. They could authorize it for under 50s right now, but there's little evidence that it makes a significant difference, so they haven't.

Also note that we still don't have vaccines for kids under 5.

If the government wanted to line the pockets of pharma more, there's not a lot stopping them. So it's hard to take blanket statements about this seriously. I'm not denying that this has happened in the past, just that it's a lot more complicated than any single conspiracy theory.

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Re:Long Covid risk falls only slightly after vaccination, st... by triceratops on Friday May 27, 2022 @02:46PM (#31533299)
There's probably more money to be made by treating lots of Covid patients in the hospital. Drugs, equipment, exotic treatments, doctor bills. Vaccines are less profitable. Get outta here with your conspiracy theories.
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