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So at the very worst it does nothing. How is that bad? I don't want to go around checking if people had or did not have Covid, which a lot of people are prone t

• timr 5y ago
  No. At the very worst the vaccine causes harm, and provides no benefit. > I don't want to go around checking if people had or did not have Covid, which a lot of people are prone to lying about. We're not talking about sterilizing immunity. Even the best case arguments for booster doses in the young are citing efficacy against "symptomatic illness" that is well below 100%. Case in point: I just had it. I'm triple vaccinated. I'm not alone.
  • Terretta 5y ago
    > I'm triple vaccinated. Why?
    • hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago
      Not the parent, but in many countries in Europe you need to have a vaccine passport to lead a more-or-less normal life - and in extreme cases, you are not allowed to work and are forced to pay a fine if it expired. So often having a booster or not is not a matter of personal choice.
    • timr 5y ago
      It was a toss up. Some reasons why I went the way I did: 1) I am of an age where risk/reward ratio is clearer. It still isn't so compelling that I rushed to do it, but far better than for college kids. 2) I was (and remain) concerned that the dark-blue city where I live is going to mandate them to participate in normal life. I find this loathsome, but I am not in a position to fight it. 3) It gives me a certain authority when I tell people that I don't believe in vaccine mandates or many of our policies, yet I am 100% compliant with the rules. 4) I thought maybe it would keep me from catching a cold. Alas, because the universe tends toward maximum irony, a week after the booster I caught Omicron.