The new COVID war: Redefining vaccinated

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-v...ica-c0f4e198-9a2f-42c4-ba74-3fa06ce1d811.html


The new COVID war: Redefining vaccinated
Caitlin Owens
7 hours ago - Health

As health officials push COVID booster shots, a debate is quickly emerging around whether the definition of "fully vaccinated" should be changed to include an additional dose of the vaccine.

Why it matters: Booster shots provide remarkably strong protection against coronavirus infections, at least for a period of time. But getting the majority of Americans to stick out their arm again would be extremely challenging.

Driving the news: Two governors said this week that they don't consider people who haven't received a booster shot to be fully vaccinated.

"We're 11 months into the vaccination program. In my view, if you were vaccinated more than six months ago, you’re not fully vaccinated," Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said yesterday.
"We are analyzing what we can do to create those incentives — and potentially mandates — for making sure that people are fully vaccinated, which means three vaccines," New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Wednesday.
The New Mexico state health secretary told the AP that changing the definition of fully vaccinated is being discussed, and that he expects a new public health order to be released in the next few weeks.
The U.K. will adjust the definition to include booster shots, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday...

 

[Emily]

Maybe FTC laws about sleazy subscription scams would apply here.

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[sharon sanders]

People who believe in COVID-19 vaccines will never change their minds, and people who do not believe in COVID-19 vaccines will also never change their minds.

So that is that.

 

[Emily]

With many it does seem like belief. With most I think they are making as informed as possible medical choices for themselves. The problem is the mandates in the first place and now the booster upsell and likely an endless subscription following that one. People who went along with the mandate just to keep jobs or go to social venues may balk at mandatory boosters. Some seem to be.