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> Vaccines and boosters are the best defense against severe illness from COVID-19...

Is there any evidence that suggests vaccines and boosters are a better defense than maintaining a healthy body mass index, exercising regularly, eating a balanced diet, and spending time outdoors?

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I don't know, are you saying our ancestors that died of mass disease didn't work out or spend time outdoors? Presumably if what you mentioned helped prevent disease better than vaccines then they clearly should've been protected.

The question was, if you only choose one, which would you choose.

Yeah check out Dr Eric Ding on twitter he has a lot of data.

Eric Feigl-Ding is probably the worst reference you can have: he's been spreading alarmist news, spun research in the worst possible way, and even more than that. And he's not an infectious disease epidemiologist (he's an epidemiologist, but in the field of nutrition).

There are plenty, more nuanced people you can check on Twitter for more centrist views.

Why is centrist correct? That's Overton arbitrary.

Because while SARS-CoV-2 used to cause a severe disease in people at risk, it was at the same time not the end of times (and didn't warrant the widespread violation of civil liberties throughout the world, mostly ineffective anyway).

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