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I don't think there is a terrified base. People either vaccinated or scream very loud they don't want to. I do think the politicians are getting terrified. T

I don't think there is a terrified base. People either vaccinated or scream very loud they don't want to. I do think the politicians are getting terrified. They have been incompetent since at least the 90's. Until now, first world circumstances were good enough that nobody cared much. Corona changed that. There is a need for coordination on a massive scale, and they simply aren't up to it. You can't blather your way out of Covid. People are looking at them, and it's almost impossible to notice they aren't good for just about anything.

timr 5y ago
There are definitely vaccinated people who continue to believe they're "at risk", and are demanding boosters, loudly. I know some personally, and I see this all over social media. Agreed about the politicians being terrified, but I tend to be more sanguine: this is a modern re-telling of Canute and the tide, but the leaders aren't intelligent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide The people are demanding that the tides be pushed back, and the leaders are doing the bidding of the people (and CNN is on 24/7, with Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon telling people that the tides are coming to get them and their children.) The original sin here was giving them the power to take away our fundamental rights in the first place. The rest was sadly predictable.
- caddemon 5y ago
  Elderly people, many of whom received their last dose >9 months ago, are definitely at some risk again despite being technically vaxxed. IMO boosters were not pushed hard enough for this population in the early fall. Now Thanksgiving is past and we only have a few weeks to administer boosters that would be effective in time for Christmas gatherings.
  - timr 5y ago
    > Elderly people, many of whom received their last dose >9 months ago, are definitely at some risk again despite being technically vaxxed. No, not all elderly people -- I was careful to put "healthy" in there, and I meant it. Honestly, I probably should have added "not obese" as well. There is not enough risk stratification happening in discussions of this illness. But sure, at a high level, if we want to put third doses in the arms of people over 65, I think that's more evidence-based than the current recommendations.

timr 5y ago

There are definitely vaccinated people who continue to believe they're "at risk", and are demanding boosters, loudly. I know some personally, and I see this all over social media. Agreed about the politicians being terrified, but I tend to be more sanguine: this is a modern re-telling of Canute and the tide, but the leaders aren't intelligent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide The people are demanding that the tides be pushed back, and the leaders are doing the bidding of the people (and CNN is on 24/7, with Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon telling people that the tides are coming to get them and their children.) The original sin here was giving them the power to take away our fundamental rights in the first place. The rest was sadly predictable.

caddemon 5y ago
Elderly people, many of whom received their last dose >9 months ago, are definitely at some risk again despite being technically vaxxed. IMO boosters were not pushed hard enough for this population in the early fall. Now Thanksgiving is past and we only have a few weeks to administer boosters that would be effective in time for Christmas gatherings.
- timr 5y ago
  > Elderly people, many of whom received their last dose >9 months ago, are definitely at some risk again despite being technically vaxxed. No, not all elderly people -- I was careful to put "healthy" in there, and I meant it. Honestly, I probably should have added "not obese" as well. There is not enough risk stratification happening in discussions of this illness. But sure, at a high level, if we want to put third doses in the arms of people over 65, I think that's more evidence-based than the current recommendations.