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The vast majority of people under 65 years of age are not at risk of becoming severely ill.
Vaccines are not just about individual health. Smh.
That is true for perfect vaccines (like measles) where mutation is low and transmission is halted.
What tiktok idiot did you get that gem from?
EVERY case prevented stops a transmission; that's a tautology. EVERY case prevented is one less chance to mutate.
Not every vaccine is fully preventative. But most that require only one dose (like measles) are.
Oh how interesting. What school did you get your PhD/MD from?
The school that beat your debate team.
Are you arguing against vaccination for measles? Because I'm not.
Theres no such thing as perfect vaccines. They all rely on your immune system to do the work. Vaccines just show it what to search for. It is litterally giving your immune system an advantage for very little risk. The earlier your immune system reacts, the less chance for the virus to propagate.
Perfect vaccines are also called "all-or-none" vaccines. They reduce infection rates to zero (for a given % subjects).
There are also imperfect/leaky vaccines.
Yes transmissions of measles is halted.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-in-southwestern-ontario-hospitals-prepare-for-prospect-of-worst-case/
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/22/texas-lubbock-measles-parents/
https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/news/measles-cases-rise-nationally-make-sure-you-are-vaccinated
Agreed.
Tell that to my father-in-law who came hours away from dying, and myself who had blood counts so low, they thought I was dying from cancer.
The current strain may not be as deadly, but the next version could absolutely be worse. This removes the ability protect against those changes in the future.
That was the Danish health system telling it. Doctors there can still prescribe covid vaccines for at risk under 65s.
The point is, we weren't/aren't considered high risk.
My point is that the Trump administration's position on covid and influenza vaccines isn't any different from the Danish position.
Unless you have some underlying health problem, you aren't at risk. (Although I suspect this assumes previous exposure or vaccination).
I think you're missing my point. My father-in-law and myself are far from high risk, yet he was hours from death in the hospital, and I was on my way there. Us being vaccinated likely saved our lives. If this policy was inacted back then, we would not have been given the vaccine, and likely both died.
It doesn't matter who's policy it is, it's a fucked up one to tell their citizens that you can't take precautions to potentially save your own life.
Statistically you and your father in law are not at risk, but I see your point that the option to choose to have a booster should not be removed.
Look at moneybags over here with their general practicioner.
What's your point?
This is a common policy around the world. Not specifically brain worm induced.
Long COVID has caused millions of people to suffer. Is the cost of a vaccine too high for that?
Yes, vaccination definitely helps reduce long covid but boosters don't seem to have a significant effect.
(Those links are a few years old, maybe more recent data shows a stronger long covid risk reduction from boosters)