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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no need for a booster because the booster doesn't protect against Omicron. The regular vaccines do protect against severe illness.
I don't see what difference it makes if there's a vaccine mandate. The kids who are vaccinated won't get very sick if they get Omicron. DD's roommate got Omicron, and DD didn't get it, tested five times and always negative. 
Covid is no longer a deadly disease. It's like the annual flu or a bad cold. Get vaccinated, but forget about it. [/quote]

This is false in so many aspects.  The booster helps to prevent omicron and decreases chances of serious illness.  Most hospitalized now (omicron age) are unvaccinated.  The booster also  helps mitigate the severity of other covid strains and decrease transmission.  Covid cannot be dismissed like cold/flu. There are many factors: strain, individual risk factors,  vaccination (including booster). Please don't make false assessments. [/quote]

If you are so sure of your "facts" please post studies that prove this. Please.

I've read a lot of studies, and no, neither the current vaccines nor boosters protect you from infection with Omicron. My entire family and many of my friends and neighbors got Omicron, and all are vaccinated, and many are boosted.

It's true that the vaccines do prevent severe illness. And it's also true that most of the people hospitalized for covid are not vaccinated (morons!)

The boosters do increase antibody levels, but it's not clear that they add more protection from severe illness than the initial vaccines do. There is very scant evidence supporting boosters, but they were approved because of politics, not science. 
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