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The difference is that flu vaccines actually prevent infection in many cases, whereas COVID vaccines do not prevent them, but merely lessen the symptoms and ris
by lockhouse 3y ago
The difference is that flu vaccines actually prevent infection in many cases, whereas COVID vaccines do not prevent them, but merely lessen the symptoms and risk of hospitalization.
- fer 3y ago> The difference is that flu vaccines actually prevent infection in many cases OK > whereas COVID vaccines do not prevent them, but merely lessen the symptoms and risk of hospitalization. Is this something I can read on a peer reviewed study, or is it yet another creative definition of what "infection", "vaccine" or "symptom" really means?
- lockhouse 3y agoHere you go… https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02138-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02138-x
- fer 3y agoAre you aware that this study doesn't really support any of what you said?
- lockhouse 3y ago> Irrespective of vaccination and/or prior natural infection, SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and reinfections remained highly infectious and were responsible for 80% of transmission observed in the study population, which has high levels of both prior infection and vaccination. This observation underscores that vaccination and prevalent naturally acquired immunity alone will not eliminate risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially in higher-risk settings, such as prisons.
- fer 3y agoI'm not sure if this is just trolling, but it feels like you're comparing percentages of unrelated metrics.
- CurrentBias 3y agoIt's much the same with flu vaccines actually: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm