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  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why is there no yearly refreshed covid vaccination recommendation for adults (like from the WHO)?
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    3 days ago

    So the pneumonia vaccine here lasts 5 years, but i have heard rumors of a new one that is a one-time only vaccine. I have not yet confirmed this though.

    In regards to vaccines here, you get both the flue and covid vaccine offered for free, if you work with people who are in a risk group (elderly or people with risk of serious complications). Otherwise you can pay for to have it. during the pandemic both were free though.

    I am sure that it is a decision that considers the cost and gains so I assume that they see fit that people just get sick, and get over it naturally. It is not life threatening any more. That said, I believe that private companies and organizations can chose to cover the cost of vaccines, in order to have less sick days among their employees.

    If there are more considerations behind this, I am not aware, and also these are just my personal guesses at this point. Covid and flue is not really any concern here any more. There are talks of a flue wave at the moment, but nothing out of the ordinary, and they have always been writing about this in the news so nothing new there

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why is there no yearly refreshed covid vaccination recommendation for adults (like from the WHO)?
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    4 days ago

    I guess COVID has been deescalated to not being as serious as it once was mainly because most parts of the world have been effectively vaccinated and thus the virus has become less potent. This has been done at different rates across the world but at least here in Denmark it has not been considered a socially critical virus since early 2022

    We dont test for it any more and doctors sinply consider COVID as a flue type.

    Facemasks are also a rare thing here and if you do see them it’s assumed it used by people who are especially vulnerable. That said, even people with respiratory deficiencies don’t use facemasks any more.

    So all in all I guess it would be irrelevant at this point. Maybe some countries are a bit behind in this progress but it seems like COVID is declining into a regula flue, if it hasn’t already