i do know that most recently, when we hit that horrible milestone of 750 thousand deaths in the united states, which is already under count. And that that really shook me v here, to know that that number did not have to grow. That number continued to grow in the absence of vaccines at a rate that was very troubling. But i will say that listening is actually more effective than you think. It never seems good to try to disgust fears with anger and condescension. People don't make good choices when they are bogged down by those sentiments. I am 100 % positive that her work in this space has saved lives, full stop, rather not full continue.
You’re six to ten times LESS likely to catch COVID-19 if you’re vaccinated, and thus less likely to infect others. Great! But what about breakthrough cases? Who’s at risk for them? How many folks haven’t gotten vaccinated? Should pregnant people get the ol’ jab, what might happen with transmission rates in 2022, yearly booster questions, the ethics of vaccine distribution, myocarditis, Long COVID, quarantine fatigue and essentially whether the holidays are a good idea.
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