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We Are in a Big Covid Wave. But Just How Big? (www.nytimes.com)
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I'll note that an updated booster came out this past fall, and few Americans have gotten it.

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[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

Just saw this Ars article. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/anti-vaccine-nonsense-will-likely-kill-thousands-this-season-fda-officials-say/

The US may be heading to a "dangerous vaccination tipping point," with immunization rates falling so low that population-level immunity is now at risk, and we will likely see thousands of needless deaths this respiratory virus season, two top officials for the Food and Drug Administration warned in a recent JAMA commentary.

Incredible. We've gone from practically eliminating polio to regressing into vaccine-denialism that's so powerful that we are just risking resurgent communicable diseases. And the people responsible for this get to continue promoting and influencing the world. Hilarious!