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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Expectations relative to when? The vaccines work much better (and came out much faster) than I'd have thought in February 2020—I'm very happy to have taken a vaccine/booster that reduces my risk of severe outcomes by ~95%—though maybe worse than I'd have thought in February 2021. — PolitiTweet.org

Brandon Friedman @BFriedmanDC

Why is consumer confidence low? My view: - The vaccine saved millions of lives, but did not meet expectations or m… https://t.co/O7bKu2YlLG

Posted Feb. 1, 2022

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@phl43 This is also why I find myself increasingly disinterested in COVID debates. If someone isn't willing to accept the premise that public policy ought to be subject to cost-benefit analysis, there isn't much point in arguing with them about anything else. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 1, 2022

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Part of the problem is the vaccines were *so* effective early on that people thought they could reduce risk to ZERO and/or bring about herd immunity, instead of REDUCING risk to the point where it made sense to "return to normal" since avoiding in-person activity is very harmful. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 1, 2022