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Given that I don't know anything about how antibodies and T-cells and all that jazz work and I don't plan on listening to a 2:40hr podcast to learn what some du

by nimih 5y ago

Given that I don't know anything about how antibodies and T-cells and all that jazz work and I don't plan on listening to a 2:40hr podcast to learn what some dude on the internet thinks about it, all I can say is that there appears to be research demonstrating that the COVID-19 vaccine has real benefit to people who already contracted the actual virus[0], which make's my government's advice that folks in that situation still get vaccinated[1] seem pretty reasonable. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7032e1.htm?s_cid=mm7032e1_e&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM63289&ACSTrackingLabel=MMWR%20Early%20Release%20-%20Vol.%2070%2C%20August%206%2C%202021&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM63289 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7032e1.htm?s_cid=mm... [1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/faq.html

User23 5y ago
Dr. Attia is very much within the medical mainstream. The CDC resources you linked are, frankly, for persuading ignorant people, and not really appropriate to a site devoted to satisfying intellectual curiosity. I'm also uncertain what exactly you're trying to convey by admitting total ignorance and blind faith in a US government agency. Is that supposed to convince curious people you have something interesting to say?
- nimih 5y ago
  > I'm also uncertain what exactly you're trying to convey by admitting total ignorance and blind faith in a US government agency. I believe it's important to consider the recommendations of experts as well as the evidence they claim warrants those recommendations. That's why I linked directly to both the recommendation itself (that's the second link, titled "FAQ"), as well as the evidence which (in my estimation) credibly backs it up (that's the first link, titled "Reduced Risk of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Vaccination — Kentucky, May–June 2021").
nradov 5y ago
The podcast linked above is not "some dude on the internet". It is a panel discussion by several physicians including Dr. Monica Gandhi, one of the country's leading experts on infectious diseases. Definitely worth the time to listen if you want to understand what's really happening with the pandemic. Nothing in my comment contradicted CDC guidelines.
- nimih 5y ago
  I think I misread your post originally, and appreciate the correction. My apologies.

by nimih 5y ago

User23 5y ago

Dr. Attia is very much within the medical mainstream. The CDC resources you linked are, frankly, for persuading ignorant people, and not really appropriate to a site devoted to satisfying intellectual curiosity. I'm also uncertain what exactly you're trying to convey by admitting total ignorance and blind faith in a US government agency. Is that supposed to convince curious people you have something interesting to say?

nimih 5y ago
> I'm also uncertain what exactly you're trying to convey by admitting total ignorance and blind faith in a US government agency. I believe it's important to consider the recommendations of experts as well as the evidence they claim warrants those recommendations. That's why I linked directly to both the recommendation itself (that's the second link, titled "FAQ"), as well as the evidence which (in my estimation) credibly backs it up (that's the first link, titled "Reduced Risk of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Vaccination — Kentucky, May–June 2021").

nradov 5y ago

The podcast linked above is not "some dude on the internet". It is a panel discussion by several physicians including Dr. Monica Gandhi, one of the country's leading experts on infectious diseases. Definitely worth the time to listen if you want to understand what's really happening with the pandemic. Nothing in my comment contradicted CDC guidelines.

nimih 5y ago
I think I misread your post originally, and appreciate the correction. My apologies.