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crispypotatoes
5y ago
> In the UK more than half of all "hospitalized" Omicron cases caught it in hospital and of those, most are asymptomatic Absolutely not true
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crispypotatoes
5y ago
Not if you only did the elderly, as you've suggested.
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crispypotatoes
5y ago
> getting an exemption from a doctor is not so straightforward (even if it technically exists) Perhaps you should try, they definitely do exist and you would know this if you actually tried instead of telling me it's hard before you
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crispypotatoes
5y ago
> What’s your point? How do you want people to think about the unvaccinated? Freedom fighters I think
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crispypotatoes
5y ago
The same thing is being said about long COVID Either way, you're risking long-term side effects, I'd rather go with the tried and tested technology we have here
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5y ago
> I guess you are in Australia? Nope > In my own country we have large swaths pre-omicron who have natural antibodies It's funny this one, as that's not what this should tell you, the page uses antibodies to measure how many
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5y ago
> your hate for this one group of people is different from anything else I don't hate them, I find them stupid and irresponsible It's interesting that you're pulling the moral outrage card after you've asked about thi
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5y ago
> Who determines their legitimacy? A doctor, most countries already have an exemption system in place, use it mate > That's why forced vaccination is wrong. No, it isn't unless the country doesn't provide you sick pay
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crispypotatoes
5y ago
I think the tribal thing is interesting but a meaningless distinction when it's such an easy choice like this The tribes are essentially people refusing free vaccines for no reason vs people who are vaccinated to protect themselves
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crispypotatoes
5y ago
> Would you make the same point about religious persecution? Yes, if your religion caused you to harm people by just being near them because it is optional Again, it's more false equivalency Some religions require you to not even lo
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5y ago
> Very scary. Are you going to guarantee that I'll be OK when I get my next shot? If I'm not, will you compensate me? No to both, it's your choice not to get it and if it's that serious go to a hospital for an exempti
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5y ago
> It seems crucial, if 100% of unvaccinated have already recovered then what is to be gained by vaccinating now? Except we know this isn't the case at all lmao Elsewhere in the thread it's stated in AUS that 50% of COVID admiss
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5y ago
> The unvaccinated are routinely dehumanised and you even do so in your own comment They can quite easily change this one by getting vaccinated, people can't with their skin colour They're people, just very stupid people who ha
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5y ago
> What percent of vaccine holdouts do you reckon have already been infected? I'm not going to sit here and guess You have the information to work this one out yourself if you like and none of these comments make any sense mate
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5y ago
> Fussing, openly squirming, talking down to people out of anxiety, etc. is lacking dignity. and this isn't what you're doing by calling people babies for being worried? You're anxious about taking the vaccine and talk dow
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5y ago
Availability has nothing to do with what I've said and I think you know I'm not speaking to that group If you have access and you deliberately turn it down over nothing AFTER the trial phase, that's who I'm raging at
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crispypotatoes
5y ago
> What makes you think vaccinating everybody will hasten the end of the pandemic? It makes it harder for the disease to transmit from person to person Less disease means less of the pandemic
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5y ago
> You may be right, but you cannot actually conclude that, because the country is 92% vaccinated and half of ICU are unvaccinated They're two separate data points, he hasn't done this He's stated separately that 92% of the
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5y ago
> Don't force others to assume risk for your own benefit This is exactly what remaining unvaccinated is though You're deliberately extending the pandemic and killing people so you can turn your nose up at authority, with no ben
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5y ago
> They want it so much they are even willing to forego hostilities to the 'other' group of unvaccinated people I find it interesting you use the word 'other' here, as usually this is said when trying to frame a dehuma
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5y ago
We don't live in a world where it's just an Omicron risk though, there are more deadly variants spreading right now you're forgetting about
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5y ago
> don't fuss like a baby over any danger. It's just risk management dude Some things aren't worth fussing over, some are Taking steps to reduce your mortality risk isn't being a baby, it's really dumb to die over
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5y ago
Absolutely, while I'm very grateful for free services I can sometimes wind up avoiding using them because I'm concerned about my privacy or the longevity of a setup I'd rather pay a modest subscription fee than have the rug s