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by ranma4703 1780 days ago
The feelings are valid - all feelings are valid.

The reactions to those feelings ARE harmful to children, disabled people, and (yes) the unvaccinated. Even if you don't care about the last group, the first two groups don't deserve to get long COVID, or die, because you had a hard feel about having to wear something over your mouth.
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nemo44x 1780 days ago
Covid will be here for years, if not forever. So at this point you might as well just admit that we will have to wear masks forever with this argument.

The pandemic is over for people that got vaccinated. For those that can't, they should evaluate their risks and act accordingly.

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ranma4703 1780 days ago
It isn't over though. People want it to be over, people are acting like it's over, and cases are rising rapidly. Wanting something to be true doesn't make it true.
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nemo44x 1780 days ago
Get a jab, then it’s over for you. People have had plenty of time to get one. Everyone at Obama’s party agrees.
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mixmastamyk 1780 days ago
Children don't suffer from it, statistically. That's why the vaccines were not tested on them earlier.
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ranma4703 1780 days ago
No, they do, we just decided to ignore that they do so parents could send their kids back to school https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/08/health/long-covid-kids.ht...
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mixmastamyk 1780 days ago
Incorrect. The CDC numbers are a few clicks away so there is no excuse for ignorance here.

It's well known most people judge risk emotionally rather that rationally. We still need to get out of bed in the morning however.

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