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For the original vaccination series, we had substantial safety and effectiveness trials, despite being in the middle of a crisis where arguably people should ha

For the original vaccination series, we had substantial safety and effectiveness trials, despite being in the middle of a crisis where arguably people should have been allowed to take their chances. With each booster though the standards are dropping, including no real world effectiveness data for the latest bivalent booster. It seems to be down to "If something is good for you, more is better", but it doesn't always work this way. So it's not crazy to limit the use of a second booster, putting aside the issue of government run healthcare vs individual right to try, which is not specific to the vaccines.

simonh 4y ago
> arguably people should have been allowed to take their chances… I’m not aware of anyone being vaccinated by force. Of course the unvaccinated were excluded from social contact in various ways, but that’s just society protecting itself from them. If they still wanted to take the risks, they could and many did. That includes one of my Aunts. She caught Covid a few months ago and had a tough time but fortunately survived.
- FeepingCreature 4y ago
  There was a year's worth of time where the booster could be produced but you could not get one if you wanted. It's annoying that vaccination is only ever recommended or forbidden.
  - simonh 4y ago
    Vaccination was not forbidden.