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There’s a good chance many of us will be unable to get the vaccine this year.

Their bottom line: Going forward, Covid-19 vaccines will only be recommended for people over 65 or with at least one chronic condition. If manufacturers want to offer updated vaccines to younger adults, they must run a new placebo-controlled trial after a variant arrives. Their rationale is that, given higher levels of population immunity, the original trials are no longer relevant. Vinay followed up by saying, “This is a restoration of trust. It’s bringing us back to evidence.”

We have to be strong and remember we’re in this together. Continue to organize. Demand that your orgs adopt disease mitigation practices in absence of these lifesaving vaccines. Educate others. Protect our young, old, and disabled comrades. A better world is possible.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 17 hours ago

One of those chronic conditions is depression. I for one am deeply depressed at the politicization of medicine in our country.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Wish masks didn't fog up my glasses so much. Anyone know how to fix that?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

I've heard n95 3m aura masks seal well thanks to thick foam on the bridge of the nose. Keep your glasses atop that and you should be good. They cost more than the kn94/95 but you can re-use them half a dozen times each as long as you give them a rest of 4-5 days between uses. That's really the only solution, a good seal which is really helped by a strong seal on the nose which is achieved with thick flexible foam and metal and proper fitting of the mask the first time (and tamping down the nose piece properly in place each additional time you wear).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago

There is stuff you can get to coat your lenses. You spray it on, let it dry, and for a few months your lenses won't fog up at all, from anything. It's pretty sick

[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago

Need a good seal, and I've found if you get the top of the mask under the bridge of the glasses, it fogs a lot less.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Jokes on them I already have long covid

[–] [email protected] 18 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 14 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Despair contending with the rising urge to ~~murder~~ engage in a self-defense shooting whenever fresh new manmade horrors are posted in this comm

[–] [email protected] 33 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

they must run a new placebo-controlled trial after a variant arrives

The dominant variant shifts every 3-6 months.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Yep, they're choosing their language carefully so gullible libs will go along with it, but this is about banning vaccines entirely.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Their rationale is that, given higher levels of population immunity, the original trials are no longer relevant

This is not true btw

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago

Small town texan started getting measles vaccine for their babies again, because heard immunity doesn't work

[–] [email protected] 26 points 18 hours ago

It also doesn't make any fuckin sense.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 18 hours ago

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

If you weren't already masking still it's definitely time to start again

[–] [email protected] 14 points 18 hours ago

I wish I could say this to people in my life without it being met with a massive sigh...