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> A 50% effective vaccine might be an overall lose - only half are protected but more than that abandon masks and social distancing. I remember a similar argum
by Viliam1234 6y ago
> A 50% effective vaccine might be an overall lose - only half are protected but more than that abandon masks and social distancing.
I remember a similar argument being used against face masks. (That they are not perfect, and may cause harm by giving false sense of security.) Perhaps we should be more careful about perfect being the enemy of good.
- bastawhiz 6y agoThe availability of masks is far higher than vaccines, though. You can order a box of masks on the internet and have them same-day delivered to your home. The scarcity and logistics of delivering a vaccine once it becomes available are both factors that make the effectiveness that much more important.
- dan_quixote 6y agoAnd the use of both vaccine and masks may also be sufficient to lower the average covid vector just enough to tamp it down.