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> I don't know where people got the idea that vaccines prevent all infection, transmissions and symptoms. They were never about that. If you can achieve it, fan
by hodgesrm 2y ago
> I don't know where people got the idea that vaccines prevent all infection, transmissions and symptoms. They were never about that. If you can achieve it, fantastic! But not all pathogens are this easy.
Well the COVID vaccines were presented to the public as a panacea that would end the pandemic. While many of the scientific discussions were more nuanced, headlines in the popular press announcing vaccines were close to euphoric in many cases. [0]
[0] https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/vaccines-end-covid-19-pandemic-sight/617141/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/vaccines-...