Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
by throwawayboise on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @01:30PM
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If I'm vaccinated, I'm protected. I don't really care if anyone else is vaccinated or not, as I'm not at risk from their decision. Or is this not true?
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Re:US agencies call for pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccine
by conistonwater on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @03:55AM
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No, vaccines effectiveness can be substantially lower than 100%, so if you're vaccinated, depending on the vaccine type, you still might not be protected. It's much like the normal vaccines for the normal diseases, you don't always know if you're fully protected yourself so you end up relying on other people being vaccinated too.