Global concern rises over bird flu as experts warn of potential human pandemic - eviltoast
  • Chainweasel@lemmy.world
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    6 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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      6 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.

    • Rawrx3@lazysoci.al
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      6 months ago

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

      • Chainweasel@lemmy.world
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        6 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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          6 months ago

          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.