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Just got my second HPV vax and my understanding is I have to wait at least a month before I can have a different vaccine.
That said, I intend to get the Covid and Flu vax once its been a full month. They've never told me I can't do both of those at the same time.
Can someone from the US take a trip to Canada specifically to get vaccines? I have lupus and I really don't wanna die from covid. I live in an area where people are ride or die Trumpers and don't give a shit about anyone but themselves.
At the rate that things are devolving, if you have the means, you may consider emigrating somewhere else. And maybe not Canada because we'll probably be invaded by your country in the following years, or months.
I don't have the means to completely leave. I wish I did
When are we supposed to get the flu/COVID vaccines? Right now?
Yeah we're going into flu season soon. And covid vaccines actually should be updated even more often than flu.
Last night I was hanging out with a few friends and they all started going in on "the clot shot" and Fauci making money off it and blah blah blah ugh
I’m not sure what the data is for children, but after speaking with my doctor (who has gotten vaccinated multiple times) says they don’t believe the vaccination will be very effective this year since there is no clear data on its effectiveness. They basically said it’s probably not worth it. They highly suggested the flu vaccine though. Take that info for what you will. I’m not sure what I’m doing yet.
Edit: grammar
I read that it's still effective because the latest version is an ofspin of one strand compatible with the vaccine.
I am not a vaccine sceptic but I am curious as to why America still vaccinates everyone for Covid. In Sweden we haven't cared for many years about getting vaccinated and it hasn't been a problem. The vaccine is available to get if you need it. But it's not something we collectively vaccinate for any more.
I'm Swedish, live in France.
Here: vaccinate vaccinate vaccinate, in Sweden : meh do whatever.
Also Swedish people: hello neighbor please you're only 5 meters away from me it makes me uncomfortable.
In the meantime in France: Hello friends and neighbours, kiss kiss kiss kiss!
On a more serious note, Sweden had the medical capacity that France didn't have, which is one of the big reasons in the very different response to the pandemic in those two countries.
I saw a study the other day that mentioned that Sweden during the pandemic had a median time of 30 days sick leave for those who had Covid.
In the US that would be rare if not impossible for a lot of people. I would think if someone could get a shot that would lessen symptoms or duration in a country that has such a poor health care safety net it might be worth while.
Yeah most people here can stay home if they are sick. You get 80% of your salary to start and then it gets lower the longer you are sick. The first 14 days are paid by the workplace and after 14 days the government takes over.
There's more people in the US. Plust the US is not collectively vaccinating people
There's more people in the US
?? How is that relevant
Why wouldn't it be. The more people theere are the higher the chance for an outbreak.
They key point is density. The denser the population, the more people need to be immunized for herd immunity to be effective, because the more people the average person comes in close contact with even only in passing.
It’s like the difference in walking six blocks in a sleepy town vs six blocks in downtown Manhattan. Even in “rush hour”, with the sidewalks at maximum typical capacity, the former might net you a dozen close encounters while the latter could easily net you 1,200 close encounters. If you are immunocompromised, the same level of herd immunity in the general population makes the former a much safer environment than the latter.
And in general, Europe tends to be much more densely populated than almost any other part of America short of the major metro regions, and they make their cities far more walkable and pedestrian-friendly, increasing the amount of potential interactions someone has; even just passing interactions.
Statistics can be wild.
Cant speak for the US, but in general, Covid is still more dangerous during the acute infection than the flu and also causes much larger numbers of post-viral sequelae. Those are all potential reasons to recommend the vaccine, which can reduce the severity of both
It very likely has been a problem and is just being underreported.
A single infection often doesn't cause much harm, but those who have constant exposure and infections (teachers especially) are having major health problems. It's barely mentioned outside of science papers.
Same in Germany. Last year I asked some people who got vaccinated if they think I also should get another shot and all of them told me that I'm not in a vulnerable group (or a caretaker) so I shouldn't bother. So we basically repeat what we know from the normal flu (influenza) and just vaccinate vulnerable people. I'm not sure if this is the best way to do it, because I think many people die each year of the flu as well. However, death statistics are hard and I couldn't find any reliable data on this either.
US standard policy recommends flu shot for everyone if they can take it.
When I was in college, our choir director told us that the flu vaccine was mandatory -- like he couldn't actually know or enforce it, but we had a duty to the group to do whatever we could to protect each other in that high risk activity. Especially since some of the members were seniors. I thought that was pretty compelling and beautiful, and I got it that year after being hesitant and have every year since.
I can’t believe two Kennedys were assassinated, and this guy isn’t one of them.
I can’t believe two Kennedys were assassinated, and this guy isn’t one of them.
My favorite JFK conspiracy is that no one killed him. His head just did that.
I like to imagine that he entered a Mandela trance that gave him a peek into our timeline where he saw RFK Jr. Then his head blew up.
The Mandela Effect is the weirdest conspiracy theory to me as that fucker was never off the TV during my teens. No-one would even have heard of him if he’d died before all that.
Now, I'm not saying everything isn't a shitshow. Clearly it is. Based on the general insanity, I am 100% in favor of getting vaccinated sooner rather than later. But "might" != "will".
I'm quite glad you included article links. Careful, though; the image posted is how propaganda works. By itself, it is unsourced, apart from the Unambiguous Science logo at the bottom (which could have been put there by anyone). UnSci refers to itself as
No sensational headlines, no politicizing of science. Just evidence based information.
And as noted early in this comment, the image says "will revoke" while the reporting says "might/may revoke".
I know you're using markdown but it's coming through as "exclamation point equals". Lemmy supports the full on character i.e. ≠
Wait, that's still a thing?
I'm a a solid blue state and the general consensus is no one even cares anymore.