New York Times article: Reaching herd immunity in the USA against Covid-19 unlikely to happen

[thewayne]

I was feeling this in my bones with the rate of vaccination declining and the growing opposition against vaccination, not to mention the rising number of variations.

Personally, I have no problem with getting an annual Covid vaccination, I can accept that. I really hate the possibility of always having a mask around my neck and pulling it up every time I go on the floor and into the stacks. Plus, one of my student workers won't get vaccinated, she "has convictions". I wonder if she has convictions against polio and tetanus, or if she's in favor of them. At least she'll complete her education at some point and leave.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/covid-herd-immunity-vaccine.html

https://science.slashdot.org/story/21/05/03/167239/reaching-herd-immunity-is-unlikely-in-the-us-experts-now-believe

Comments

[silveradept]

In a completely non-condescending way, is there training for that, and does the job require sufficent technical proficiency so that she would have to complete the training course? It seems like the sort of thing someone needs to know how to do as a function of their job, rather than something optional that can be ignored because they don't want to learn.

[thewayne]

She’s sufficient in Alma for checking books in and returning them. Students have to pass a Word minimal proficiency test before they’ll be interviewed. I don’t know what her coursework plan is, it’s possible that her skills are sufficient for her field of study.