It's not just the US. It wasn't controlled anywhere except for isolated Island/Continent countries. Some countries had lower spread due to a unified and strict response but it's not like any country stopped the virus in its tracks using mitigation measures that didn't involve a vaccine.
I'm pretty sure somebody posted a study a few days ago where the researchers took samples from lymph nodes to determine the lasting immunity from natural infection. Like vaccines, I wouldn't expect the immunity from natural infection to be 100%. However, if it is 80%+ and lasts for years there are a large percentage of people who are currently immune to infection.
Unified response? , I don't see a country better than ours in that we have more vaccines than people that want them. The response of the drug companies was make as much vaccines to get shots in peoples arms. Blows my mind that there are still anti vaxxers out there that still don't believe .
I’m not sure what this has to do with my post.
You might be referring to something I posted, but that was about the enduring response to the Moderna vaccination seen in lymph node germinal centers, not natural infection. That article provided some limited hope that perhaps we won't need boosters in the immediate future based on the duration of the vaccine, although it didn't cover the possibility of an escape variant developing. And it was just a lab study, we need robust real world case data to follow up.
Bigger fish to fry, the world needs a shot
I agree with this attitude 100%.
So CDC will not changing back masks and social distancing, restrictions by fall/winter? Sweet.
As it should be. They’ve done all they could and more at this point. Just keep offering the vaccine to those who finally come around, prep for vaccinating the under 12’s this fall, and then move on. Not much more you can do.
Anecdotally, I have noticed more people at a few locations in the post-vaccination chairs than I have in a few months. I don't know if it's indicative of more people finally deciding to get vaccinated or just a coincidence related to when I happened to be in Publix or CVS.
Not so: some of the Asian success stories are neither insular nor isolated.
It's not mentioned enough but look at your neighbors to the north. Our numbers are really low, we have a high vaccination rate and most people bought into working together. It's the main reason I don't understand the attitude of "I'm vaccinated so I don't care now".
Yes it has but you didn't need to add politics into the response.
www.theguardian.com
Which ones?
You have to stop with the doom and gloomA sobering read:
Iâm an intensive care doctor. Covid patients are younger this time
NHS consultant predicts an awful winter with Covid-denier patients, bed shortages and staffing issues
. On second thought it doesn't matter if you're fully vaccinated, you don't want to protect yourself, you get whats coming. That's the narrative now right @DisneyCane , @GoofGoof , @danlb_2000, @Nick_AYup. If you don't get vaccinated, what happens to you is not my concern.You have to stop with the doom and gloom
