Global concern rises over bird flu as experts warn of potential human pandemic - eviltoast
  • rigatti@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    They sure put a damper on the spread of COVID, even with a bunch of idiots refusing to take them.

    • Chainweasel@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Covid had a ~5% mortality rate at the peak, H5N1 has a mortality rate of ~56%, a damper won’t be enough

      • rigatti@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Something makes me think people would be more willing to take vaccines when facing down a life or death coin flip. At that point their “concerns” over long term effects don’t matter as much.

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        5 months ago

        So the ignoreant will perish and the rest of us will pick up after them. Kinda sounds like climate change tbh.

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          5 months ago

          That’s unfortunately not how it works.
          The unvaccinated people become mutation factories and create new variants that we don’t have a vaccine for yet, that’s why you need a booster every year.

          • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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            I don’t really see the issue with getting a booster every year provided the government doesn’t fuck it up. I am already pretty much having to get a Covid and Flu each year this will just be another.