PonyOfWar

Flue shoots are kind of free for all in my country (Germany), even if people are vaccinated and they also get refreshed every so often by the real thing (right now we have a flue wave in children) - is there a reason why there is a difference between flue shoots and covid shoots?

Technically, there isn't. The flu vaccine is also only recommended for older people and people with chronic illnesses. It's true though that it's easier to get the flu shot than the Covid shot outside of the official recommendation. I'm not sure why that's the case.

From the individual point of view, is there any reason not to get a covid shoot, especially when the person already got vaccinated in the past?

If you've had your 3 shots and had Covid semi-recently, there probably just isn't much of a benefit to getting it. I personally decided to get a fourth shot, due to never having had Covid and I was planning to go on a longer trip where I didn't want to get sick. But I never bothered getting a 5th or 6th.

Is the benefits of further vaccinations vs. the risks a monetary/effort evaluation or a medical one?

I'd say medical, as the state is actually losing money right now, with many doses expiring due to low demand.

WHO does recommend the vaccine (2 doses for mRNA) for all adults. In Germany, 3 doses are recommended. As for not recommending further doses every year, it takes into consideration the benefits of further vaccinations vs the risks. There's also the assumption that people will get Covid even after their initial vaccinations, so their immunity gets "refreshed" that way as well.

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I can imagine. Switzerland is in many ways in quite a unique, privileged position in Europe. I've gotten job offers in Switzerland but personally, I don't really mesh with its culture. If I ever move away, I think it'll either be somewhere like The Netherlands, or even a lot further away, like New Zealand or Japan.

Data is terrifying

Germany. While I do feel like my country is overall still safe and a good place to live, it feels to me like we're on the brink. The US may well drag us down with them and even if they don't, our own politicians might just do that on their own. So yeah, quite anxious and not overly optimistic right now. The next few years will be critical and it could go either way really.

It has been pretty bad for way more than 10 years TBH.

When I travelled to the UK with Interrail, I expected the rail network to be a total shitshow based on reputation, but was surprised to find it adequate. In some aspects even pretty great (free food in 1st class). I guess as a German, my standards are quite low now...

I've played the first two hours now, and so far it's good but not exceptional IMO. Graphics look beautiful and it runs very well, even on my somewhat aging GPU. The setting and plot are interesting so far. The combat is fluid and fun. However, for an RPG, it's very streamlined and light on actual Roleplaying elements as well as immersion. It's the kind of game that reminds you that it's just a video game all the time. Both when it comes to the design of the areas you travel through as well as audiovisual elements, like lootable objects playing a sparkle sound-effect etc.

All my devices (PC, Smartwatch, Steam Deck etc) are in (British) English, with the exception of my phone, which is in my native German.

Stellaris is quite good for that

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