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We would like to eradicate it. Just like we’d like to eradicate the common cold and flu. The problem is that we have no reason to think we can do so, even if we

• wilde 5y ago
  We force all hospital workers to get it. They have greatly improved outcomes. The more interesting studies show that the flu vaccines become really effective when both the patients and the health care workers are vaccinated at high rates. That’s the annoying thing about vaccines. They need high rates of adoption. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/toolkit/long-term-care/why.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/toolkit/long-term-care/why.htm
  • rory 5y ago
    "Vaccines becoming really effective" is a far cry from eradication. There's still no reason to believe we can eradicate Covid in the foreseeable future.
    • loopz 5y ago
      Corona vaccines can't be too broad, or they become dangerous.