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by zeku 1760 days ago
Those aren't equivalent.

Preventing obesity is *very* hard, or we wouldn't have obese people. Who actually WANTS to be obese?

Preventing your ICU trip due to covid is as easy as driving to the pharmacy once or twice and spending 20minutes there.

It's easier than grocery shopping.

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But you're forgetting that currently these vaccines are not really doing a great job at decreasing hospitalizations in at-risk populations. Look at Israel. Thanks.
By "look at Israel", are you referring to this claim debunked by the AP?

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-644288348135

> CLAIM: The newest Israeli data on COVID-19 infections indicate a complete vaccine failure on every level. The data from Israel shows that nearly all serious cases and deaths are among the vaccinated.

> AP’S ASSESSMENT: Missing context. The claim ignores the fact that Israel has only a fraction of the COVID-19 cases that it had in January, before vaccines were widespread. Furthermore, the majority of adults in Israel are now vaccinated with two Pfizer shots. No vaccine is perfect at preventing breakthrough cases, but the data shows vaccines are reducing the number of people who are severely ill, hospitalized or die from the virus.