• 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca
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      17 hours ago

      although i agree with the post title being a bit incorrect, and your comment of “alarmist asshole” not really called for, its not front page news and that’s because people are over COVID and could care less while people who are at risk from severe infection are getting it and dying still. People are just going to get super sick and say “yeah its a flu covid is over so it cant be that”

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        16 hours ago

        It’s unfortunate for those who are immunocompromised and cannot get vaccinated (even though they should have already been taking preventative steps against viral infection before COVID) but at this point if you are not vaccinated… well, that’s your problem. COVID is endemic now. Time to move on as there are other issues to worry about.

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          15 hours ago

          But that’s not the issue, the public is being misinformed from their own cognitive dissonance. They think that since the news is not reporting it anymore or that everyone else is not wearing masks, that it must be over so following rules to prevent the spread of COVID (and, in my perspective, general viruses) that don’t interrupt daily life, like washing hands thoroughly, wearing a mask at places that have large gatherings like the subway during rush hour or the bus, or grocery shopping. During COVID there were mostly people who followed this and some who ate the rabbit of tiktok, but now that the full propaganda machine from russia/china is in full swing, nobody trusts anything their government in the west says unless its a hot button issue like immigrants or expensive goods.

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      18 hours ago

      This is honestly the seocnt time I’m hearing about this. Though it may be out there, it’s not front-page news for sure.

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      20 hours ago

      Given how silo’ed everyone’s media consumption is now a days I find it entirely too plausible that someone could avoid any new COVID news.

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      1 day ago

      “it’s totally silent if i plug my ears and totally dark if i close my eyes”!

      thank you for your service. this is the type of post i wish would get downvoted to the floor. if we can’t get basic googleable facts right in !news@lemmy.world how can we have any hope for accuracy in reporting on climate catastrophe and genocide? hawt damb