Matt, you need to stop saying shit like that when you're the notoriously prophetic Chapo.

  • BigLadKarlLiebknecht [he/him, comrade/them]
    ·
    3 years ago

    Austria, with one of the lowest vaccination rates in Europe, has just locked down due to overwhelming case rates. Austria has a higher vaccination rate than California. My company is going full speed to return to office in the new year.

    I’m really hoping I’m being a nervous Nancy, but I kinda think it’s going to get a mite bad this winter and nothing is gonna be done about it.

    • meme_monster [none/use name]
      ·
      3 years ago

      I'd keep an eye on death rates. We've already given up on the idea that the vaccine prevents infection, but what if there's no impact on deaths too in regard to whatever strain is burning through Europe?

      • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]
        ·
        edit-2
        3 years ago

        There is also very fun shit that having half of a population vaccinated and another half not creates evolutionary pressure to develop vaccine resistance. It's like taking antibiotics at half dosage.

        • meme_monster [none/use name]
          ·
          3 years ago

          Well said, also there's that whole reserve population in the third world who we don't even bother making vaccines for. So even if we got vaccination rates right at home, we'd still be fucking up.