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>They think if they vaccinate their population they are good. What else do they have to do?

by jsbdk 5y ago

ceejayoz 5y ago
Help get the rest of the world vaccinated, too.
- jsbdk 5y ago
  Doesn't seem like that's a good idea, since the supply of vaccines is not infinite.
  - ModernMech 5y ago
    Luckily we don't have to vaccinate infinite people.
  - shkkmo 5y ago
    Increased funding and coordination can absolutely increase the available supply of vaccines.
mchanson 5y ago
I think the richer countries helping pay to vaccinate the world is a good and smart thing to do.
ssharp 5y ago
The article states that Israel is still seeing 90%+ protection against hospitalizations and death for those who are vaccinated, while the Delta variant spreads there. Vaccination has been the answer all along. You may still get symptomatic COVID but the likelihood of it putting you in the hospital, or worse, is greatly diminished. The biggest issues in developed countries who have been able to vaccinate everyone willing to get vaccinated are: 1) People choosing not to get vaccinated 2) Children, who either can't get vaccinated, or parents are unsure if it's a good idea #1 seems simple -- lockdown post-vaccine was pretty much a non-starter most places and there isn't much evidence with this Delta variant that this was a wrong decision. Those at-risk who can't get vaccinated need to isolate. Those who can get vaccinated and choose not to are accepting the risk. With the vaccine still protecting at 90%+, I don't even see the anti-vax folks causing much external effect outside of their population. #2 is trickier. Vaccinating children feels much riskier to me and I've not decided if my own kids should get the shots or not. Given that COVID has shown to be minimally impactful for children compared to adults as well as compared to other viruses children commonly get, it seems mostly unnecessary. However, if Delta proves to be more dangerous for kids, those who feel vaccines are fine for adults but are doubtful for kids, will really need to rethink things.

>They think if they vaccinate their population they are good. What else do they have to do?

by jsbdk 5y ago

>They think if they vaccinate their population they are good. What else do they have to do?

ceejayoz 5y ago

Help get the rest of the world vaccinated, too.

jsbdk 5y ago
Doesn't seem like that's a good idea, since the supply of vaccines is not infinite.
- ModernMech 5y ago
  Luckily we don't have to vaccinate infinite people.
- shkkmo 5y ago
  Increased funding and coordination can absolutely increase the available supply of vaccines.

mchanson 5y ago

I think the richer countries helping pay to vaccinate the world is a good and smart thing to do.

ssharp 5y ago

The article states that Israel is still seeing 90%+ protection against hospitalizations and death for those who are vaccinated, while the Delta variant spreads there. Vaccination has been the answer all along. You may still get symptomatic COVID but the likelihood of it putting you in the hospital, or worse, is greatly diminished. The biggest issues in developed countries who have been able to vaccinate everyone willing to get vaccinated are: 1) People choosing not to get vaccinated 2) Children, who either can't get vaccinated, or parents are unsure if it's a good idea #1 seems simple -- lockdown post-vaccine was pretty much a non-starter most places and there isn't much evidence with this Delta variant that this was a wrong decision. Those at-risk who can't get vaccinated need to isolate. Those who can get vaccinated and choose not to are accepting the risk. With the vaccine still protecting at 90%+, I don't even see the anti-vax folks causing much external effect outside of their population. #2 is trickier. Vaccinating children feels much riskier to me and I've not decided if my own kids should get the shots or not. Given that COVID has shown to be minimally impactful for children compared to adults as well as compared to other viruses children commonly get, it seems mostly unnecessary. However, if Delta proves to be more dangerous for kids, those who feel vaccines are fine for adults but are doubtful for kids, will really need to rethink things.