Just 1.4% of cases were among people who received two vaccine doses.

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    5 months ago

    I was curious what the arguments against mass chicken pox vaccination are, and it seems the thinking is changing, at least in the UK.

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240229-why-dont-some-countries-vaccinate-against-chickenpox

    What I still don’t understand though is if the argument against mass vaccinating children is that sick children may effectively act as a booster for adults, why not just recommend an actual booster for adults?

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      5 months ago

      My understanding is , besides cost, the virus is just so contagious, that it’s an all or nothing proposal.
      Vaccination is always better for the individual, but for the “herd” it’s actually worse unless you can get almost everyone at once. That would have been hard enough before that arsehole Wakefield and even moreso now.

      But it’s a numbers game. Our doctors looked at the statistics and made a recommendation when the vaccine became available, but now there is actual data on a generation of it’s use in other countries to add to that analysis. Maybe that will lead to a change in policy, maybe it will just affirm it. If a change is deemed to be worth it in the long run, the transition period would be difficult.