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Max More's avatar

I have been concerned by reports of excess deaths correlating with Covid vaccine administration. I haven't looked into it enough to evaluate the claims but they worry me. This is, after all, a new kind of vaccine without a long track record. (To anyone about to attack me here, I am a strong advocate of other vaccines.) However, your excellent piece is making me seriously consider getting a booster. Not sure it will do much despite my age of 60 since I recently had COVID for the first time and it was milder than a cold. But the long-term effects are disturbing, especially if they exceed post-viral syndrome for other viruses.

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Bess Stillman's avatar

Great round-up of information, Dan. There are so many simple infrastructure-based engineering\architecture choices that could improve infection rates, like upgrading HEPA filtration options and airflow. If a DIY Corsi-Rosenthal box can make a statistical difference, it's just another symptom of pure denialism that basic steps aren't being taken. Declaring the "pandemic is over" is like declaring myself a millionaire; the numbers tell a different story than the assertion. The long-term implications are scary, but what's truly terrifying is the implications our mass-amnesia will have on the bird flu if it takes off in humans, with a 50% fatality rate. Posts like yours do make me feel less like chicken little screaming that the sky is falling. Data and evidence reign supreme, even if they're constantly evolving, and no matter what we would rather believe to be true.

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