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There are 2 separate issues. Reduce transmission, which it only does marginally. Preventing hospitalization is a separate matter and not really worthy of a mand

• ZetaZero 5y ago
  > Reduce transmission, which it only does marginally. 91% is a huge reduction. "COVID-19 vaccines ... reduce the risk of infection by 91 percent" https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0607-mrna-reduce-risks.html https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0607-mrna-reduce-ri...
  • quotemstr 5y ago
    Maybe so --- but places like Iceland still have big COVID waves despite very high vaccination rates, so clearly, the vaccine doesn't reduce the risk of infection enough to stop the spread, and that's what matters.
    • ZetaZero 5y ago
      With the delta variant, experts believe we need 90% vaccinations to achieve herd immunity. Iceland is at 72.8%. There is every reason to believe that the vaccine would stop the transmission once enough people had the vaccine.
      • landemva 5y ago
        Does that 90% include cats and deer? Believe what you want, though the fact is the animal virus reservoirs mutate and transmit to humans, so the 'rona will be with us for approximately forever.
• dwaltrip 5y ago
  Alcohol and fast food are not infectious diseases that can spread through entire populations in a matter of weeks.
  • quotemstr 5y ago
    Vaccines don't stop the spread. Look at Iceland. Any argument of the form you're making is invalid.
    • dwaltrip 5y ago
      They significantly reduce spread.