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>The statistical evidence suggests that even if you have had a previous confirmed infection, you’re still better off getting vaccinated. Sure. And you'll conti
by spfzero 5y ago
>The statistical evidence suggests that even if you have had a previous confirmed infection, you’re still better off getting vaccinated.
Sure. And you'll continue to be better protected every time you get a booster, every 6 months, for the rest of your life. But all of us are going to stop getting boosters at some point. We're going to decide we're "immune enough", and go on with our lives, even though there will be some minute chance of getting Covid, from whichever variant is then around.
Many people with prior infection may feel they are "immune enough", and you can argue over the significance of the remaining risk, but ultimately that's a decision they make for themselves, just as all of us do in every facet of our lives every day.
- jjeaff 5y agoRegardless of the minutia of the numbers, the recommendation to get vaccinated regardless of whether you have had COVID in the past or not is based on the fact that a very high number of people in the US and worldwide "think" they probably had covid but aren't entirely sure because they never got tested. The vaccine for everyone is easier and cheaper from a public health standpoint than to have people taking serology tests that may or may not be accurate and then waiting for the results in order to find out if you should get the vaccine or not. When the fact is, even if you were previously infected, you will be even better off getting vaccinated.
- jjeaff 5y agoApparently a lot of people without prior infection or the vaccine feel they are immune enough. And they are the ones clogging the ICU beds and otherwise taxing our health care system. I think "immune enough" in some cases, like a pandemic or potential pandemic, has to be decided from a public health standpoint and not on an individual basis.