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How Americans responded in 1955 when the invention of the polio vaccine was announced (feddit.org)
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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 98 points 8 months ago (4 children)

NGL, I was choked up in my car when I was lined up for my very first COVID jab.

Honestly thought it was over, and the events since have informed much of my cynicism about our species.

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know about the US, but here in Germany covid is just part of life now, like the flu. My neighbor is an intensive care nurse and she says there are no covid patients anymore or if there are, they're on the same level as influenca.

[–] hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you have been vaccinated, then the current strains are about as deadly as the flu. We still need to keep ready for new strains and for sudden surges that can quickly overwhelm a single location's health care capacity. This is true of influenza as well, a new strain hitting a small contained community can cause issues.

[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago

Absolutely. That's what I was talking about. We keep on monitoring covid like the flu-variants, but we don't change our lives for covid any more than we do for the common flu.

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.org 3 points 8 months ago

It has gotten a lot better 😀

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 8 months ago

Choked up? Like a rando strangled you?

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works -5 points 8 months ago

Honestly thought it was over

You didn't know it could mutate?