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Like it or not, these sort of not-very-effective-vaccines-for-mostly-mild-diseases are going to be a very tough sell for a lot of people post-covid. I assume th
by version_five 3y ago
Like it or not, these sort of not-very-effective-vaccines-for-mostly-mild-diseases are going to be a very tough sell for a lot of people post-covid. I assume there will be ongoing attempts to ride of covid's coattails to get them pushed or mandated wherever possible.
The real concern is that if we ever get new effective vaccines for bad diseases, there are going to be lots of people not taking them after all the abuse of trust that's happened. At this point, how do you even know who to belive?
- Spooky23 3y agoHonestly, who cares. If you think reducing likelihood of getting really sick by 80%, especially if you’re vulnerable is no big deal, and you want to suffer or spend your life savings on unnecessary medical care because some YouTuber told you so, that’s your problem.
- peteradio 3y agoIf you want to base your medical decisions on wildly average data that's your problem.
- burnished 3y agoI don't think I would agree broadly with the person you are responding to (riding the coattails of covid is a phrase that paints a picture), but this narrow point has merit due to the way herd immunity works. It is genuinely a matter of community health. No idea what to do about it given all the absolutely unhinged perspectives on the topic, but still, I care.
- peteradio 3y agoThen one time, I believe it was July ... no August, there's a knock on the door. Open the door and there's this cute little girl scout. Ah she was so adorable with her little pigtails and all. And she says to me "how would you like to buy some cookies?" I said "well what kind do you have?" She had thin mints, graham crunchy thins, oatmeal raisin... I said "we'll take a graham crunchy. How much will that be?" She looks at me says "I'll need about three fitty." WELL! IT WAS ABOUT THAT TIME I NOTICED THIS LITTLE GIRL SCOUT WAS ABOUT 8 STORIES TALL CRUSTACEAN FROM THE PALEDOZOLIC ERA! THE LOCHNESS MONSTER!
- version_five 3y agoIs this a reference to something?
- peteradio 3y agoYes it's south park probably very random.
- shrimp_emoji 3y agoThe last panel of: https://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=14 https://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=14
- Eumenes 3y ago100%. I am in my late 30s and have not received a vaccine since I was in middle school ... literally never sick, never got covid. There'd have to be zombies or bubonic plague to convince me, and even then, there'd be bigger fish to fry.