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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 04:51:53 JST Ars Technica

   Fall COVID shot uptake is an “abysmal” 7%; wastewater testing impaired

   Meanwhile, a quarter of the country's wastewater testing sites are offline.

   https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/10/fall-covid-shot-uptake-is-an-abysmal-7-wastewater-testing-impaired/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Spicewalla (spicewalla@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 05:05:56 JST Spicewalla

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     @arstechnica

     And no one was surprised. Biden caved to maga and so now neither Rs nor Ds think its important.

   • Jeremiah (snoopfrog@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 05:17:13 JST Jeremiah

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     @arstechnica I was curious and found the current influenza vaccine data. As of October 21, an estimated 24.9% of adults had received the flu vaccine, so COVID lags behind significantly. I can only imagine the side effects of the MRNA vaccines are a contributor. Personally, I'll seek out the Novavax next year and hope it's not as bad. Losing a whole day to feeling ill isn't a motivator. Source on flue vaccines: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/fluvaxview/dashboard/vaccination-dashboard.html

   • John Malsbary (confusionanddelay@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 05:40:28 JST John Malsbary

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     @arstechnica We’re living in an actual Renaissance but can’t figure out how to enjoy it.

   • Corb_The_Lesser (corb_the_lesser@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 06:14:58 JST Corb_The_Lesser

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     @arstechnica Get a shot or risk a virus infection killing me?

     Amazing that most people opt for risking death.

     I'd like to think the numbers would be different for vaccines against cancer and heart disease. But, they wouldn't.

   • That Man (thatman@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Oct-2023 07:40:16 JST That Man

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     @arstechnica I asked for it. The VA doesn’t provide it, and everywhere else wants to charge significant money for it. If there was a more sure fire way to discourage adoption, it would have to be not releasing it at all.