Originally Posted by
ERJFO
There is a lot of misinformation in this post...
1) Fauci isn't calling for booster shots except for those that are taking immune suppressing drugs or have an autoimmune condition. This isn't because the vaccine "wears off" it's because vaccines don't work while one's immune system is suppressed.
2) Children are not more likely to die from the flu. There have been more deaths due to flu than due to COVI - that's not the same thing.
3) This is probably a pointless argument.
Sorry. There’s a lot of misinformation here.
1) On thursday, Fauci said right now they are focusing mostly on compromised immune systems but someday everyone will likely need a booster.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnb...d-vaccine.htmlWhite House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday everybody will someday "likely" need a booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccines.
"We're already starting to see indications of some diminution" in the durability of the vaccines, Fauci told "CBS This Morning."
Also, Israel is around 85% vaxxed in adults. As of 2 days ago there were 400 severe covid cases with 240 of those being vaccinated. Or 60%. This jives with the Israelis saying the Pfizer vaccine is currently only 42% effective. Despite being 85% vaxxed their current covid death and case rate are almost equal to the numbers this time last year and projected to actually be HIGHER in the next few days or weeks.
Iceland is currently about 90% vaxxed in adults and currently has MORE covid cases than it ever has had including pre-vaccine. Their current Covid death is 0 but the most they’ve ever had was 2 in one week so it’s hard to use that as a comparison.
So the evidence proves Dr. Fauci correct for once. Per Fauci, “We’re already starting to see indications of some diminution in the durability of the vaccines.
2) Flu kills more 0-17 year olds than Covid, both in total number and in case fatality rate per the CDC and the CDC’s own former director. He stated last year that children are 5-10 times more likely to die of the flu. Someone previously showed that 300ish children have died of Covid during the 2020/2021 school season despite no one vaccinated under 12. In the 2014/2015 flu season 803 children died despite having access to a vaccine.