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0 pointstomp3y ago0 comments

You're 100% bought into the propaganda. Isn't it time to pause and reflect?

Btw. "the science" hasn't changed. The vaccine never stopped the spread. There were no studies indicating that it did (medical trials were about hospitalisations / death, not infections / spreading). You fell for the fake science propagated by fake news media.

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lukeasrodgers3y ago

Interesting, I never bothered to investigate the basis of that claim. According to https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02328-0, a recent study does show that the vaccine was effective at preventing the spread, which is unsurprising to me. What is surprising is that the article claims this was the first study of the effectiveness against spreading an infection.

tompOP3y ago

> those who received at least one vaccine shot were 24% less likely to infect close contacts

At best you could claim “reducing the spread” (but marginally) and in now way “preventing”.

z73y ago

Another study from March:

>protection waned to around 10% after only 4–6 months

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00775-3

It would only be a measure of postponing some of the rising transmission rates if people don't get boosted every few months. Also it would have to be compared against the effects of natural immunity.

Hakashiro3y ago

That is a pretty disgusting statement. What ""the science"" are you talking about?

The vast majority of doctors and scientists strongly recommend taking the vaccine. It is not about stopping 100% of illnesses and infections, but it is 100% about significantly reducing the chance of hospitalisation and death.

What are you talking about? Sounds like the time to reflect is all yours.

tompOP3y ago

Did you read the comment I replied to?

It mentioned nothing about decreasing hospitalisation or death (which is true and I agree with!).

It mentioned “saving coworkers” which implies that the vaccine prevents infection or transmitted, which is not true.

Despite a lot of people (Biden, Fauci, CDC) explicitly saying it does, and invoking “science”.

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lukeasrodgers3y ago

tompOP3y ago

> those who received at least one vaccine shot were 24% less likely to infect close contacts

At best you could claim “reducing the spread” (but marginally) and in now way “preventing”.

z73y ago

Another study from March:

>protection waned to around 10% after only 4–6 months

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00775-3

It would only be a measure of postponing some of the rising transmission rates if people don't get boosted every few months. Also it would have to be compared against the effects of natural immunity.

Hakashiro3y ago

That is a pretty disgusting statement. What ""the science"" are you talking about?

What are you talking about? Sounds like the time to reflect is all yours.

tompOP3y ago

Did you read the comment I replied to?

It mentioned nothing about decreasing hospitalisation or death (which is true and I agree with!).

It mentioned “saving coworkers” which implies that the vaccine prevents infection or transmitted, which is not true.

Despite a lot of people (Biden, Fauci, CDC) explicitly saying it does, and invoking “science”.

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