It's interesting how almost all of the anti-vax propaganda has some weird kernel of truth which is then completely interpreted incorrectly or otherwise taken out of context. I suppose that makes it easier to rope people in.
Look at the messaging surrounding Ivermectin. It is medication that has been prescribed to humans for decades. But it’s also prescribed to horses. Now someone has done some study that appears to show it works against corona and people start trying it on themselves. What’s the answer? Haha those idiots taking that horse dewormer! Which of course is nonsense. Is it smart to take medication for a purpose for which it is not known (whatever that means) to work? Debatable. Is it lunacy to try medication that’s not dangerous for a potentially lethal disease? You could always try praying, I guess.
Scientists and doctors have not concluded that ivermectin is effective. Some studies have claimed efficacy, most have not.
The dosages of ivermectin claimed to be effective against covid is much higher than the dosage that's safe for humans.
Horse dewormer is not the same as Ivermectin. It contains ivermectin, at a dosage higher than what's safe for humans, and it also contains other compounds that have not be judged safe for humans.
Why trust the muddled science on ivermectin, and ignore the more conclusive science on vaccines? If the scientific process is good enough to discover ivermectin, why isn't it good enough to discover good vaccines?
The answer is, there's a program where parents can sign a permission slip for kids at school to get the vaccine. So, it's taking a kernel of truth "kids are getting the vaccine without their parents present", adding a bit of completely false info (the "forcing" part), and then repackaging it into a highly repostable nugget of scary misinformation.
Yes, it is. Australia did a jab campaign inviting 24K children inside a stadium, and not permitting parents to enter with their child. https://twitter.com/unhealthytruth/status/142739608697777766...
It was an entirely voluntary operation you had to sign up for...
https://apnews.com/article/health-australia-coronavirus-pand...
>Yes, it is. Australia did a jab campaign inviting 24K children inside a stadium, and not permitting parents to enter with their child
This is what the misinformation story was based on, the gov invited 24k children inside, it did not allow parents.
Tell that to Australia?
Stop it.
By reading the following analysis and familiarizing yourself with Simpson's paradox:
https://www.covid-datascience.com/post/israeli-data-how-can-...
You're spreading misinformation. Stop it.
1) Delta is enormously more contagious and so will tear through the unvaccinated faster and will create more breakthrough infections simply due to greater chances of exposure,
2) Delta is also more virulent and is more likely to put young people (who are less likely to be vaccined) in the hospital,
3) Breakthrough infections are more likely with the elderly or at-risk populations due to poorer immune response, and Delta being more virulent means they're more likely to land in the hospital, and
4) Assuming some reduction in vaccine effectiveness over time, that'll impact high-risk populations first since they've been vaccinated the longest. And those folks have a much higher likelihood of ending up in the hospital because of their high risk status.