> are causing people not to get vaccinated and that in turn will prolong the epidemic Can you make an argument that people going for natural immunity and relyi

> are causing people not to get vaccinated and that in turn will prolong the epidemic Can you make an argument that people going for natural immunity and relying on currently used COVID treatment protocols in case they decide it is needed will prolong the epidemic more than if they took the vaccine? Maybe it will do the opposite, as 1) natural immunity may be stronger, last longer 2) some number of non-vaccinated people getting sick, getting isolated and taking effective treatment may on the whole infect less people than if that same number of people gets vaccinated and then interacts with other people and potentially spread the infection more because they don't get strong symptoms. I'm not saying that you are incorrect, just that the argument that getting vaccinated solves the epidemic quicker isn't clear.