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One think I noticed when getting my vaccine shot was the line going in was very socially distanced with everyone wearing masks. That changed the moment someone

One think I noticed when getting my vaccine shot was the line going in was very socially distanced with everyone wearing masks. That changed the moment someone was vaccinated. They would come out of the centre, take off their mask, walk right next to the queue, their behavior instantly changed from getting the jab. Almost everyone did this. There is a social impact of having the vaccine that increases transmission behavior in my experience and it was almost everyone that did this. These social impacts, from countries opening up more due to high vaccination rates are very important factors as clearly they do and have controlled the spread throughout this pandemic and if you don't control for them you can't compare transmission. Even if you compared countries measures you would still end up with this behavioral change meaning people were more likely to spread and catch once vaccinated.

josephg 5y ago
That behaviour is quite culturally specific. I didn’t see any of that sort of thing here in Australia when I went to the vaccination hub. And I’ve had two people refuse social interaction recently because of vaccines. One person because she’s only had her first shot, and the other because it’s only been a couple days since getting the second dose and it takes 7-9 days for the vaccine to do it’s thing. Both highly neurotic people. I’m sure there’s also plenty of Australians acting recklessly - but the ratios are probably very different country to country.
n4r9 5y ago
There's definitely an element of false security after having the vaccine. But standing near someone in a queue is a very different risk profile than simply walking past them.