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hoolstoptheheels

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COVID is here to stay. I really don’t think we should treat cold and flu


Season now any differently than we did before the pandemic. It has become now what Spanish Flu became after that pandemic. Another respiratory bug prevalent during the silly season, against which we can reduce risks of severe illness by getting vaccines (which weren’t available 100 yrs ago) if we choose or taking paxlovid if we get infected. Just like we can take an anti-viral if we get the flu if we want.

It’s not ‘20 anymore. There’s no great evidence that vaccines in a given year will prevent you from becoming contagious if infected. The great evidence is that it protects against the worst outcomes. So we should absolutely not put in place punitive mask requirements for the unvaccinated. Not unless we want to make sure Covid continues to be a a great source of divisiveness in our society.

John is 100% right in terms of where we are now. People can make their own choices. The tools are widely available.
[Post edited by hoolstoptheheels at 09/25/2023 12:38PM]

(In response to this post by WahooMatt05)

Posted: 09/25/2023 at 09:13AM



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