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		aakresearch on Dec 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders... Few years ago we asked a GP doc in Melbourne if we should get a flu vaccine, free and widely advertised back then. The doctor said: - If you really want, go ahead, but it is mostly a waste - The vaccine is unlikely to help much because it only partially protects against few variants out of hundreds in circulation - They do not generally recommend flu vax outside of risk groups (small kids, elderly people and medical workers) - Vaccine is generally safe, but not completely without risks.

jseban on Dec 3, 2021 [–]

Exactly. And I'm just not willing to accept that these recommendations change overnight and now politicians are making these recommendations in place of doctors.

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