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The flu is equally if not more deadly in populations without preexisting immunity (e.g. isolated tribes). Once people acquire immunity (preferable through multi
by ummonk 5y ago
The flu is equally if not more deadly in populations without preexisting immunity (e.g. isolated tribes). Once people acquire immunity (preferable through multiple doses of vaccination), it’s really not any different than the flu.
- nkozyra 5y agoDo you live in an isolated tribe? Otherwise, I don't see how that's particularly relevant to your comment. In most populations, today, COVID is significantly more dangerous and deadly than influenza.
- ummonk 5y agoI now have antibodies and memory cells against covid (because I’m fully vaccinated), so covid is not deadlier than the flu for me.
- nkozyra 5y agoYes, for you. The point I've been stressing is that it's (mask wearing, social distancing) not just about you. Because you don't live in an isolated tribe, some percentage of your population remains at risk of contracting covid and perpetuating its spread.