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kslusherplantman t1_j0igcha wrote

Reply to comment by dbx999 in The new omicron boosters are very effective at preventing seniors from being hospitalized with Covid. The latest omicron boosters are 84% effective at keeping seniors 65 and older from being hospitalized with Covid-19 compared with the unvaccinated by Wagamaga

Essentially we have the seasonal flu, but now with Covid… not enough people vaccinate or stay home when sick with the flu, leading much to the same situation we are seeing with COVID.

There were doubts really early whether herd immunity was even possible due to the nature of coronaviruses. Again, much like how herd immunity with the flu is also impossible

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mightcommentsometime t1_j0kf6to wrote

> There were doubts really early whether herd immunity was even possible due to the nature of coronaviruses. Again, much like how herd immunity with the flu is also impossible

Lol. No. Herd immunity is possible with the flu, but the infection rate and mortality rates combined have never warranted it.

We literally wiped out a flu strain in 2020 due to all of the covid restrictions.

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