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by _Understated_ 1664 days ago
> The point is vaccinating everyone, just like we did with Smallpox. Which is essentially dead because of vaccination.

It has been shown time and again that the covid jag does not prevent infection/re-infection/transmission so your talk of eradication smacks of propaganda, not science.
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yuubi 1664 days ago
And time and again the smallpox vaccine also failed to protect.

> Historically, the vaccine has been effective in preventing smallpox infection in 95% of those vaccinated. — https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/vaccine-basics/index.html

(Other sources have numbers from about 90% to 97%). However, this imperfect protection, in enough people, was enough to do the job.

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tehjoker 1664 days ago
Other countries with Zero COVID policies have been successful at suppressing the virus to extremely low levels. Their citizens laugh at us on social media.

At extremely low levels, we can begin to contemplate elimination/eradication.

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