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certainlyforgetful t1_jckpku8 wrote

Reply to comment by Chadmartigan in Pilot program begins for bulletproof shelter inside Alabama classroom by Picture-unrelated

I volunteer at the school where my spouse works.

They’re more than willing to drop $10-20k a year on random equipment from a big name corporation for my “club” without so much as even a review by more than one person. We can get the same stuff 2nd hand for about $500, but we’re not allowed to do that.

she’s making <$2k/month and a raise is “in the works” but she won’t see it until spring 2024. It’ll probably be less than 10%.

Approving actual classroom expenses, or raises takes years. But if they’ve got a budget for “student enrichment” the district can just spend the money on whatever the fuck they want as long as a corporation is selling it.

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certainlyforgetful t1_j5ndp8a wrote

Reply to comment by georgeBarkley12 in FDA wants to simplify the use and updating of Covid-19 vaccines by joshemerson

It gets kinda complicated - mostly around what we consider “effective”. Does that mean prevents infection entirely, or does that mean prevents hospitalization, etc.

Here’s a good resource:

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/how-long-will-coronavirus-vaccine-last

At the end of the day, if the CDC says you’re eligible for a booster then the booster offers significant advantages in terms of current protection.

Right now new variants are posing more of a risk than our immune systems “forgetting” about your last shot. Thankfully, vaccine manufacturers are releasing targeted vaccines for these variants which is what you’ll be vaccinated with if you get a booster.

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certainlyforgetful t1_j5na9ap wrote

Reply to comment by georgeBarkley12 in FDA wants to simplify the use and updating of Covid-19 vaccines by joshemerson

Right now it's more about which variant the vaccine protects against & not how long your immunity lasts.

Because we still have a very high infection rate, partly due to poor vaccination rates, we'll likely continue to see new variants outrun the time the vaccine remains effective.

That said, even a vaccine that doesn't specifically protect against the current variant will provide meaningful protection from a severe case (hospitalization, death, etc)

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certainlyforgetful t1_j5n9t05 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in FDA wants to simplify the use and updating of Covid-19 vaccines by joshemerson

>Don’t folks know about waning immunity?!?!?

Simple. They don't care.

Well until they get sick, and then they say something like "well at least now I got it over with".

It'll take a few seasons of being reinfected before any of them start realizing that scheduling 15 minutes out of their day & a few hours of feeling shitty is better than the alternative.

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