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You're confusing risk of infection with risk of severe illness. As far as I know, obesity is only a risk factor for severe illness, not infection.
by vannevar 5y ago
You're confusing risk of infection with risk of severe illness. As far as I know, obesity is only a risk factor for severe illness, not infection.
- Buttons840 5y agoI've heard it argued that part of the problem with unvaccinated people is they take up hospital space making it less likely that others are able to receive important care. Does this not apply to obese people? I'm not expressing an opinion on this matter, only pointing out that some arguments used against the unvaccinated also apply to obese people.
- vannevar 5y agoTrue, but that's not the reason for the vaccination requirement in public spaces. If it were, elderly people would be restricted from public spaces as well. The primary reason is to limit transmission.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoThat certainly is one of the major points I've heard people cite as justification for restricting the unvaccinated, which emerged since it became understood that vaccinated people could still be very infectious.
- vannevar 5y agoVaccinated people are significantly less likely to become infected, and once they do get infected, they are less infectious (see recent study results summarized at https://www.newscientist.com/article/2294250-how-much-less-likely-are-you-to-spread-covid-19-if-youre-vaccinated/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2294250-how-much-less-l...). It's the dramatically reduced overall transmission rate among the vaccinated that confers the benefit of restricting unvaccinated people in public spaces.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoI didn't say otherwise, I'm saying "load on the healthcare system from unvaccinated getting sick" has been a major point people have been using to justify restrictions on the unvaccinated.