You have assumed that "can" means "will do so at the same rate"
Which is not true. So, no, it does not help the virus.
Same question here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28151989
But the local health board said that my vaxxed family members were free to leave the house and go in public right away as long as they didn't have symptoms.
But you're also possibly contagious for 24-48 hours before symptoms. The logic here is really confusing.
If you stay in a bubble, by this winter there will be a variant that almost completely evades the vaccines and then you're back to square one.
Basically we should be continuously getting immunity against the newest.
If there is negligible additional protection then why take the risk of vaccine injury?
Why can't antibody tests be regarded in the same way as vaccination for 'passport' purposes?
The CDC estimates about 110 million Americans have had COVID already. Why should they be vaccinated? Why not 'donate' the doses that would be have been used on them to other countries, to help people who have not been previously infected?
If the percentage chance of serious vaccine injury is many times less than the chance of somewhat serious covid or long covid... a logical person would take the vaccine.
If you just had covid and had a mild or moderate case, yes I could accept not getting a vaccine.
What i'm talking about is moreso that people should get vaccine immunity, and then get the delta so that we don't fall too far behind in general immunity.
They are for the EU vaccine green pass. A certified recovery is counted the same as being vaccinated.
Natural immunity is not as protective as vaccine induced immunity. It is in fact 2.3x more likely that you will get reinfected while unvaccinated, and a stronger immune response from the vaccine means fewer people end up hospitalized. See:
> Reduced Risk of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 After COVID-19 Vaccination https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7032e1.htm
Coming from Topol I find this particularly rich. He should include himself in that group. The breakthrough problem has been obvious for well over a month now. He has been one of those who have downplayed it. Besides Israel and other obvious international indications there have been notable incidence amongst medical professionals in the US. His podcast with Sam Harris, which I honestly could listen to is just one example of his participation in the groupthink. The downplaying of the vaccines’ lack of protection will have killed people, maybe not a significant number but the trolley lever was certainly pulled in that direction albeit for good (pro-vax) reasons.
