@feld @muppeth even if symptoms are more severe when unvaccinated, omicron is still a relatively mild illness.
But setting all of that aside, everyone should be able to make their own decisions about vaccination based on their personal risk factors and the advice of their doctor. No one should be coerced.
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@mike @feld @muppeth relative to what? Unlike previous variants this one hit very young people (ineligible for vaccination) far worse. It is destroying the ability of the health care system to manage due to massive amount of hospitalization. Be cautious around "it doesn't affect people I know" rhetoric. Significantly reducing health care capacity means it has far further affects than what you might think at first.
@keverets we probably shouldn’t have fired thousands of healthcare workers then.