> They still (to this day) did not acknowledge that vaccines and mask mandates do not limit spread of COVID. They don't "acknowledge" that because it is not a

> They still (to this day) did not acknowledge that vaccines and mask mandates do not limit spread of COVID. They don't "acknowledge" that because it is not a true statement. Masks do limit spread of COVID-19. So do vaccines. Neither one prevents it completely, but that's different from "do not limit spread", and at no point was there either scientific or public health consensus that either one would completely prevent spread. > Yes - at very beging the assumtion was that vaccines will limit COVID spread but that is not true any more for BA variants Vaccines still do limit COVID-19 spread, even for the latest variants. They do not prevent it entirely, and for the latest variants, they are more effective against preventing illness or serious illness than against infection (an important clinical distinction), but that's still a huge deal, and it limits spread by reducing duration of illness (infectiousness window) or virus particles produced (the degree of infectiousness). > In short, mandates should be imposed only if science is 100% clear. This is another way of saying that you categorically oppose all mandates. Science is never "100% clear", ever.