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Hospitalizations are spiking in Florida right now, and infections are reaching all-time highs: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/florida-covid-cases.
by ipsum2 5y ago
Hospitalizations are spiking in Florida right now, and infections are reaching all-time highs: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/florida-covid-cases.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/florida-covid-ca...
I don't disagree that the media is fear-mongering for clicks (see inaccurate reporting of CDC report) but in this scenario, there's something actually happening here.
- sumedh 5y ago> there's something actually happening here. because those people dont want to take the vaccines?
- rob74 5y agoIf somebody who refused to get vaccinated gets sick, you can say it's their fault. But some people can't get vaccinated, and for others who did get vaccinated the vaccine will have no effect - these will still be at risk until (if ever) herd immunity is reached...
- sumedh 5y ago> But some people can't get vaccinated, and for others who did get vaccinated the vaccine will have no effect How many people are we talking about?
- elevaet 5y agoNot sure on the numbers, but immunocompromised people (undergoing cancer treatment for example) often can't build antibodies after a vaccine. Those people are really vulnerable and depend on an immune herd.
- piotrkaminski 5y agoAt the moment? At least every person under 12, which is ~15% of the US population (and presumably similar elsewhere in the world).
- nostromo 5y agoPeople under 12 are at such a low Covid risk it’d be more ethical for us to send those vaccines abroad where they can be put to productive use saving lives.
- nodejsblogger7 5y agoSure I can. They get what they fucking deserve.
- silent_cal 5y agoAnd whose fault are vaccine injuries?