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It's not perfect, but the vaccinated people shed way less virus, and are contagious for a much shorter window of time. Also, it makes you less likely to take a
by Msw242 5y ago
It's not perfect, but the vaccinated people shed way less virus, and are contagious for a much shorter window of time.
Also, it makes you less likely to take a bed in the ICU, preserving that bed for grandma's stroke
- mlyle 5y ago> It's not perfect, but the vaccinated people shed way less virus, and are contagious for a much shorter window of time. And are significantly less likely to get infected in the first place. My dad has SLL, which some of the worst breakthrough cases have been in. He's vaccinated (with likely poor efficacy). His children and grandchildren are vaccinated. We're careful with our overall level of exposure and wear a mask around him even in situations where this seems paranoid. Us being vaccinated is one of the many layers (and one of the most effective, pre-Omicron) in protecting my dad.
- refurb 5y agoThe Lancet data suggests the effect is pretty small in terms of transmission. And the fact that countries like Singapore with 95%+ of eligible vaccinated, strict distancing measures still had a ton of cases demonstrates that in the real world.