Are you low-key freaking out about #omicron? Yeah, me too. Can't we catch a break?
Maybe.
Step one to preventing new, scarier mutant strains is to reduce the number of infected people, which require a mix of ventilation, masking, distancing, and, of course, vaccinations. 1/
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These days, the "vaccine controversy" is primarily about vaccine-hesitancy and vaccine denial - that is, about people who can get the vaccine but choose not to. 3/