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You didn't mention the risk of other people getting it from you. Each shot has lessened that risk considerably. That alone can be worth it - it only takes so ma
by tunesmith 5y ago
You didn't mention the risk of other people getting it from you. Each shot has lessened that risk considerably. That alone can be worth it - it only takes so many generations (person passing to person) for one person's infection to cause a death in another.
- nradov 5y agoI encourage everyone eligible to protect themselves by getting vaccinated, but that won't stop widespread community transmission. Everyone will be exposed to the virus. https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/vinay-prasad/94646 https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/vinay-prasad/94646
- throwaway932489 5y agoIt's a nice thing to do on the individual level but I don't think it's right to coerce people into the vaccine on this basis. An interesting reversal of this: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/chickenpox-vaccine-questions-answers/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/chickenpox-vaccin... "Being exposed to chickenpox as an adult (for example, through contact with infected children) boosts your immunity to shingles." "If you vaccinate children against chickenpox, you lose this natural boosting, so immunity in adults will drop and more shingles cases will occur." It's seemingly not the primary justification the vaccine isn't offered, but I wonder if, to cut to the core question, those who are pro/anti vaccinating the low-risk to protect the high-risk feel the same way when it's flipped.