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Doctor Hammer's avatar

Thanks again for the updates.

I want to push back a little on this part: "This is public health. This is what very serious people actually believe. It is also flat out anti-vax. This is the face of the enemy."

I think we want to be a bit careful with the anti-vax language around the COVID vaccines. While the FDA is making very strange decisions on the assumption that the COVID vaccines work and have more benefits than costs, there is are a lot of reasons to believe that these vaccines do not pass this test. Being anti-this-particular-vaccine is very different than anti-vaccines in general, but even still, anti-vax probably shouldn't be demonized.

I get that you were largely making a rhetorical point, speaking to the anti-anti-vax crowd to point out how their beloved FDA is acting against their stated goals. I just don't quite think anti-vax is the enemy here. Especially considering the data coming out of Europe about adverse effects, birth rates, etc.

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Julian's avatar

Long time reader - thanks again for all your work on these updates!

Had a pretty specific question, appreciate your thoughts. Thinking about going to the WSOP in vegas, but there is an ongoing massive spike in cases in Vegas + anecdotally ~50% of people I know there contracted COVID (regardless of vaccine status / previous infections etc.). I've been having a hard time dimensioning the safety of attending the WSOP given I am personally: vaxx+boost+already got Delta varient last fall, and would expect to wear some level of mask protection.

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