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... Most vaccines do not completely prevent you from contracting a virus. They reduce the liklihood, and thus reduce the footprint. Heck, the concept of herd
by shakna 1y ago
... Most vaccines do not completely prevent you from contracting a virus.
They reduce the liklihood, and thus reduce the footprint.
Heck, the concept of herd immunity is about protecting individuals who cannot be vaccinated at all. By reducing a virus' footprint.
- zanfr 1y agothere is no long term herd immunity with coronaviruses; which is why they are often use in disaster prevention scenarios... what you call "herd immunity" is merely letting people die...
- shakna 1y agoHerd immunity, for some definitions of a debated term, is absolutely achievable - and lasting. [0] > Technically, then, a population can reach herd immunity even with low levels of the pathogen still circulating, which means it hasn't necessarily been eradicated for good. The point, ultimately, is that herd immunity may not be the right shorthand to refer to the end of the pandemic. It’s been bandied about incorrectly, certainly imprecisely, Fine says. “I think people often haven’t a clue what they’re saying.” [0] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8166024/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8166024/