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Originally Posted by chi-o_cat
Right, even once the vaccine is available (or various vaccines as appears to be the case), I think there will be a huge issue with people actually getting it. If some people aren't willing to put a piece of cloth over their nose and mouth for the time it takes to go grocery shopping, do we really expect them to take a brand new fast-tracked vaccine? There are already a lot of people who don't trust the flu vaccine, and that's something that's been around and proven safe & effective for years.
I also think there will be a lot of logistical issues with the vaccines once they are released for use, such as the super low temperatures required in storing and shipping. And at least one of the vaccines being talked about requires 2 doses a couple of weeks apart, and I can see people going and getting that first dose and then forgetting or not bothering to go back for the follow-up.
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Once the vaccines are out and widely available, we will at least be able to by and large protect ourselves and our own. At that point, I think the government needs to stop paying for hospitalizations, let those who want to cling to their imaginary freedoms kill and bankrupt themselves with medical debt.
Right now, I look to the government to take responsibility and save people from themselves because no one can reasonably protect themselves 100%. If there's a 95% effective vaccine reasonably available, everything changes.
I do worry about mass distribution and whether vaccines make it to urban and rural communities. It's going to take some very careful messaging to get everyone to buy in with our balkanized climate.
I also worry about vaccines being made available to developing countries, but one thing at a time.
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