• NineMileTower@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Before you panic at the title, remember to read the article. It’s anti-vaccine mandates. You can still get your vaccine it seems. Until the king says otherwise.

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      This simply won’t end here. RFK wanted vaccines pulled off the market. (He may put on a show during his confirmation and lie and pretend now he loves them though)

      Antivaxxers have spent the last 4 years claiming that vaccines cause people to “shed” vaccine particles or spike proteins. They’re blaming miscarriages, autism, and actual covid on this mythical shedding and some have tried to ban vaccinated people from businesses and homes. They’ll try to ban vaccines to stop this delusion.

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      Accuracy is important. But then again, it doesn’t make much difference.

      People are dumber than ever, and a lack of a mandate means herd immunity starts to fail because not enough people are vaccinated. At that point, people start saying, “Everyone’s still getting sick, vaccines must not work,” accelerating vaccine-skepticism and disease in a feedback loop.

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      5 months ago

      If 20 to 30% of the population decides they don’t want to get them anymore we are in deep shit dude. The nuance here isn’t helping

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        5 months ago

        I wouldn’t be surprised if we are already at the 20 - 30% on a lot of illnesses. I mean about half the country got the covid vaccine and children can already opt out of vaccinations at school with a doctor’s note.

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          They don’t need a doctor’s note. They need a parent’s note saying they are against vaccination.

          I’m a notary for a municipality and at the beginning of the school year we get flooded with parent’s getting thise notes signed. Most businesses refuse to notarize that bullshit, but at the city we can’t refuse to notarize based on ethical grounds.

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          5 months ago

          Yes on a lot - not even half the population get the flu shot - but the ones where it’s mandatory to go school or to have certain jobs has meant a lot of the key ones we have well over 90% vaccinated currently but sadly dropping.