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Should we postpone getting a booster due to Omicron, till there are Omicron-specific boosters?
Nicole Ross4y10

Very interested in this question as well.

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Omicron Variant Post #2
Nicole Ross4y*-10

[EDIT: QUESTION BASED ON INACCURATE UNDERSTANDING OF J&J]
Booster for Omicron question:

Is there any reason why getting a J&J booster now would be a bad idea? (E.g., would it prevent you from getting an Omicron updated mRNA booster?)


Why getting the J&J might be a good idea:

The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines inject you with mRNA that tricks your body into manufacturing a piece of the Covid19 virus called its "spike protein." Your body then learns to recognize this specific protein and attack it.

However, the omicron variant has ~30 mutations that make it "spike protein" different from the original virus. 

Alternatively, the J&J vaccine injects you with a bunch of non-infectious copies of the virus. In this case, your body can learn to recognize and attack many different parts of the virus.

The best thing would be an updated mRNA booster that codes for Omicron. In the meantime, it seems like it would be good for people who are immunocompromised or otherwise pretty worried to get J&J. 

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How do we prepare for final crunch time?
Nicole Ross4y30

I found this very helpful and motivating to read — it feels like this made clear and specific some things I had more hazily been thinking about. Thanks for writing it up.

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A tale from Communist China
Nicole Ross5y10

I'm interested in this question as well.

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Things are allowed to be good and bad at the same time
Nicole Ross5y50

I like this a lot, and have found similar-ish framings useful in my own life.

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The rationalist community's location problem
Nicole Ross5y50

I think the robustness-fragility point is a very good one, and want to highlight it as I haven't seen it in discussions about hubs much.

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[Geo: California/Bay Area] Mini-Research of 2020 Fire Situation
Nicole Ross5y130

Thanks for doing this research.

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26Crisis Boot Camp: lessons learned and implications for EA
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13Reading/listening list for the US failing or other significant shifts?
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97Desperation hamster wheels
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