> This is a non-sterilizing vaccine. It was never designed to stop transmission. Nobody really knew in precise terms what the vaccines were going to do because

> This is a non-sterilizing vaccine. It was never designed to stop transmission. Nobody really knew in precise terms what the vaccines were going to do because there was initially no long-term data about their efficacy or studies about transmission. But it's simply a fact that the vaccines were sold to the public as The Way to end the pandemic and return to normalcy. Did you completely miss all of the talk about "herd immunity"? Are you not aware of all of the places, like California, that ended their mask mandates and told vaccinated individuals they could gather indoors together? If the vaccines were never intended or thought to significantly reduce if not stop transmission, why was "herd immunity" ever in our pandemic vocabulary? Why did the mask requirements get lifted? Why were vaccinated individuals told they could basically resume normal activities in the company of other vaccinated individuals? And why are some places pushing so hard on vaccine passports? It's okay that the vaccines haven't proven to be as effective as we had hoped in ending the pandemic. But there is a real issue with the way the vaccines were sold to the public. The messaging that was used to encourage people to get vaccinated was way ahead of what we knew in terms of the science and unfortunately, this is likely going to cause long-term issues. Specifically, I think it's going to be harder and harder to get people to take boosters. I'm predicting that each successive round of boosters will see fewer and fewer takers.