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“Immunity doesn't last forever:” Covid-19 boosters set to become routine

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This feels like a pharma-grab, and it should be investigated.

You mean that corona should be like measles (which requires no refreshing) and not like tetanus (which must be refreshed every ten years)? Why?

I mean neither...that the 'refresh' part should matter (if it's suddenly something with a high cost and high frequency, I would be suspicious. If it actually resembles other vaccine regimes, then obviously less so).

But do I trust pharma practices as a rule? Categorically, no.

I’m all for the vaccine — but this need is ripe opportunity for drug co.‘s to foist unnecessary boosters. — the more boosters, the more they make. So... the question becomes, should the gov step in and mandate a low price for any booster that will just cover the co.’s costs to produce? Am I off base with this?

But, on the flip side, I’ll never say this to family who are hesitant to even take the vaccine in the first place. What a jam.

> I’ll never say this to family who are hesitant to even take the vaccine in the first place

This is precisely the attitude that justifies their suspicion and opposition. It's a form of weird narcissistic paternalism.

If they ever caught wind of you saying this, they'd never trust you again.

And this is how the public health establishment has botched their trust with the public: noble lies, very contorted language and arbitrary advisories instead of "idk", etc.

Don't treat them like intelligent and equal human beings. Treat them like impressionable rubes that are below you. /s

Viruses mutate. That's what they do. That's how they stay viable. And that's why there is a new flu vaccine every year. Hopefully covid and the annual flu shot can be combined at some time in the future...

Novavax is already working on that https://www.fdanews.com/articles/199542-novavax-developing-c...

They will, all companies are planning to do that. And with mRNA at least they will have a much better protection against flu.

Does this mean that vaccine passports will become permanent requirements too? I don't just mean for international travel; I can imagine governments wanting to incentivise a high level of immunity in their populations by requiring a vaccine booster check when people buy tickets to large sporting or cultural events.

Either that or negative tests made 72h in advance. Some countries already ask for certain vaccines in order to get a visa. Eg. yellow fever.

Yellow vaccine certificate is already needed by some countries when traveling from some other countries, so it will be set by governments.

i get it, but this is still hard to hear.

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