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Vaccines protect the vaccinated by having a much less severe illness, if they get sick. That might be worth it already.
by kzrdude 4y ago
Vaccines protect the vaccinated by having a much less severe illness, if they get sick. That might be worth it already.
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago[flagged]
- kzrdude 4y agoHelp her get vaccinated
- mrtesthah 4y agoThey will reduce transmission by allowing your immune system to react faster to known foreign antigens. (And of course, so will a previous infection.) Note the subtle difference between relative and absolute. Biology is not black and white.
- foxyv 4y agoPrevent, no. Reduce, yes!
- tinus_hn 4y agoYou will not. Depending on how cynical you are, that was either a honest mistake because it was incorrectly thought the vaccines did prevent transmission, or just a made up false narrative pushed to promote vaccinations. The only effect there is is the meager excuse that you could protect grandma because the temporary protection from severe illness might be saving medical resources she needs. But if you look into the numbers, you’ll see that for the not elderly without preexisting conditions, chances of severe illness are very low anyway.