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My impression is that the vaccine is a net win for almost everyone who takes it, and for the persons they're near*. We're losing 1400 healthcare workers in the
by CoastalCoder 5y ago
My impression is that the vaccine is a net win for almost everyone who takes it, and for the persons they're near*.
We're losing 1400 healthcare workers in the middle of a pandemic, and those workers are (due to their own decisions [EDIT: s/own decisions/chosen stances/], I assume) losing their jobs. It just seems like such a tragic waste.
EDIT: Just to clarify, I haven't been able to find good, consistent information about the extent to which being vaccinated makes one less prone to infect others with the delta variant. But transmission aside, each unvaccinated person probabilistically adds to their community's healthcare burden.
- tomrod 5y agoPer your edit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/delta-variant.html#:~:text=%E2%80%A2%20Fully%20vaccinated%20people%20with,the%20virus%20to%20others https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/delta-var.... > Fully vaccinated people with Delta variant breakthrough infections can spread the virus to others. However, vaccinated people appear to spread the virus for a shorter time The last sentence clarifies.
- rconti 5y agoThe last information I saw was that asymptomatic vaccinated individuals with the Delta variant may be just as contagious as the unvaccinated / symptomatic, however you are of course much less likely to be infected in the first place.
- kderbyma 5y agoI am almost certain that the....'probabilitically' added benefit of a trained healthcare worker is likely greater than their taxation.....