heres how I know; vietnam & australia didn't need the vaccine to do it, so whatever it is that caused the US to not be able to deal with the pandemic without the vaccine is also gonna make the US be unable to deal with the pandemic with the vaccine.

The lack of the vaccine isn't the problem, corruption is. It isn't a tech problem, it's a governance problem. The US is gonna have COVID for ever.

PS, the exact same thing applies for climate change. Ppl be like "oh climate change will be fixed once we invent the right tech". The thing is, we already have the tech to end climate change, we're just ruled by ppl who don't want to. We're fucked, and we're fucked forever, stop waiting for the ghost of albert einstein to solve your problems for you with a glass vial & recognize that anyone who tells you to is the enemy

  • Pezevenk [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The other countries are able to handle it with staying home and wearing masks, we need a vaccine

    At this point, most heavily affected countries need a vaccine. It's not just the US. Even countries that did well during the first wave fucked up during the second, and the ones that didn't fuck up during the second wave will probably fuck up during the third, or the fourth, or whatever if vaccines aren't out.

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yeah but the vaccines are apparently really effective, and most people will take it

        • Pezevenk [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I think more people will start taking it once they start hearing about people they personally know taking it.

          The main thing some worry about is people getting the first dose, experiencing some side effects, getting spooked, and then skipping on the next dose.