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2026-03-31 23:24 UTC

@ConnyChiwa > risks of repeat Covid infections have been downplayed by govts for years now in order to save their respective economies in the short term What evidence are you basing this on? I'm not saying you're wrong. But we tell our rabbitholed friends that they ought to trust the public health authorities saying 'stay inside' or 'get vaccinated'. So why don't we trust them when they say the risk has lowered? We demand strong evidence that authorities are over-egging the risks. So ...

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@ConnyChiwa@mastodon.nz 2026-04-01 00:19

@strypey But that's exactly the problem, there's disagreement between the experts (e.g. the immunologist from IMAC vs epidemiologists like Michael Baker from PHCC) on the risk being lower now and whether vaccination is helping prevent long-term health issues. It's not a clear cut case. This is the article where those two experts are arguing their positions: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/591172/health-nz-changes-advice-on-covid-19-vaccinations I just think that given this is a relatively new virus and we are still learning about the long-term effects we should be rather more cautious. We have vaccines available, why discourage people from getting them? The NZ Health survey recently published their numbers on Long Covid (those are self-reported as per study design) and they are alarming when you consider that this virus has only been around for about six years and treatment options for LC are limited. https://www.health.govt.nz/publications/covid-19-and-long-covid-202425-new-zealand-health-survey

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