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> which is the whole point of the vaccines Historically the point of vaccines have been to prevent transmission. The covid vaccine is distinct on this.
by chana_masala 5y ago
> which is the whole point of the vaccines
Historically the point of vaccines have been to prevent transmission. The covid vaccine is distinct on this.
- cinntaile 5y agoThe covid vaccine is not distinct on this. HPV vaccine, diphteria vaccine, tetanus vaccine... The point has mostly been to prevent (serious) illness. If you can prevent that, then you can likely limit or eliminate the spread.
- chana_masala 5y agoOk, you got me there. But - > If you can prevent that, then you can likely limit or eliminate the spread. That doesn't make any sense. Mitigating serious illness puts no downward pressure on transmission. And in fact, if someone's symptoms are reduced and they don't need to test because they aren't required for vaxxed, it may even encourage spread.
- cinntaile 5y agoI believe that is the case for covid at least. If you don't get as sick then that means the virus didn't manage to spread inside the body as much, so there is less viral material that can be spread to others. Now I'm not saying this relationship is linear, I have no clue. We'd have to ask an actual expert. You are right that this could be offset because there is no isolation happening in case of an unknown infection.