1000s of people, hundreds of screaming children all touching each other, and disdain for ppl who do wear it. Starting to become jokerfied asf tbh

  • bark [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    we’re beyond that place.

    We who?

    We need to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as we can while maintaining lockdowns. The variants don't change that they just make it more urgent.

    • late90smullbowl [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Again, who is we? There is a world of countries out there with very different attitudes and access to vaccines.

      The current and future variants absolutely change the global outlook. Again, you're focussing on one narrow aspect of the issue, as per the link I posted. Neither of us are qualified to take this discussion further, so I'm gonna leave it here tbh.

        • late90smullbowl [they/them]
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          4 years ago

          Here's the recent official narrative, the real situation is likely worse:

          https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/covid-19-risk-assessment-variants-vaccine-fourteenth-update-february-2021

          "The B.1.1.7 variant appears to be more transmissible than the previously predominant circulating strains and may cause more severe infection. Several countries where the variant has become dominant have seen rapid increases in incidence. This has resulted in increased hospitalisations, overstretched health systems and excess mortality. B.1.351 is also associated with increased transmissibility. In addition, there is evidence pointing to the potential for reduced effectiveness for some of the COVID-19 vaccines with this variant."

          "Due to the increased transmissibility, the evidence of increased severity and the potential for the existing licensed COVID-19 vaccines to be partially or significantly less effective against a variant of concern (VOC) combined with the high probability that the proportion of SARS-CoV-2 cases due to B.1.1.7 (and possibly also B.1.351 and P.1) will increase, the risk associated with further spread of the SARS-CoV-2 VOCs in the EU/EEA is currently assessed as high to very high for the overall population and very high for vulnerable individuals."

      • Pezevenk [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Can you people just stop talking about wes, my head hurts