US Covid death toll would be 4X higher without vaccines, modeling study finds (arstechnica.com) 17 points by pseudolus 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] taolegal 3y ago ↗ why don't we have passports to restaurants that track our exercise and diet status? that would have reduced mortality so much more than vaccine passports [–] niklasbuschmann 3y ago ↗ Because obesity isn‘t contagious [–] taolegal 3y ago ↗ It doesn't have to be, everyone is already fat.Vaccinated people still spread the virus. In fact, they still spread the virus the most in society (just in pure aggregate numbers). [–] dudeofea 3y ago ↗ Most people don't choose to be obeseObesity was rare a few decades agoMarketing and cheap price are the transmission vectorsBoth of which could be curtailed if the government chosePUFAs don't have to be cheap, just like cigarettes are not cheap by choice
[–] niklasbuschmann 3y ago ↗ Because obesity isn‘t contagious [–] taolegal 3y ago ↗ It doesn't have to be, everyone is already fat.Vaccinated people still spread the virus. In fact, they still spread the virus the most in society (just in pure aggregate numbers). [–] dudeofea 3y ago ↗ Most people don't choose to be obeseObesity was rare a few decades agoMarketing and cheap price are the transmission vectorsBoth of which could be curtailed if the government chosePUFAs don't have to be cheap, just like cigarettes are not cheap by choice
[–] taolegal 3y ago ↗ It doesn't have to be, everyone is already fat.Vaccinated people still spread the virus. In fact, they still spread the virus the most in society (just in pure aggregate numbers).
[–] dudeofea 3y ago ↗ Most people don't choose to be obeseObesity was rare a few decades agoMarketing and cheap price are the transmission vectorsBoth of which could be curtailed if the government chosePUFAs don't have to be cheap, just like cigarettes are not cheap by choice
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 18.4 ms ] threadVaccinated people still spread the virus. In fact, they still spread the virus the most in society (just in pure aggregate numbers).
Obesity was rare a few decades ago
Marketing and cheap price are the transmission vectors
Both of which could be curtailed if the government chose
PUFAs don't have to be cheap, just like cigarettes are not cheap by choice