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Vaccines do prevent spreading [1]. The problem is that we didn't achieve herd immunity prior to Omicron. The current COVID vaccine is not effective at preventi
by zamalek 5y ago
Vaccines do prevent spreading [1]. The problem is that we didn't achieve herd immunity prior to Omicron.
The current COVID vaccine is not effective at preventing the spread of Omicron, specifically.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_vaccine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_vaccine
- evv555 5y agoNot in this case. The covid vaccines just turned the vaccinated into asymptomatic delta superspreaders. There was no likely endgame where we reach herd immunity with the current vaccines.
- nradov 5y agoWe knew that it would be impossible to achieve any meaningful level of herd immunity even prior to Omicron. https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immunity-not-possible-astrazeneca-developer-2021-8?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immu...