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Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl... by rectang on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @08:32PM (#27455286)
The unvaccinated are still vectors for the infection of those who cannot be vaccinated, such as the immunocompromised. I personally don't think in terms of "blanked demonizing" people, but neither am I going to blanket-absolve all the unvaccinated — especially willful anti-vaxxers.

Regardless, this study is good news — because it means that every person who is infected and then recovers contributes towards herd immunity, regardless of their outlook on vaccines.

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Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl... by briefcomment on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @08:57PM (#27455482)
I'm talking about those who have recovered when I say natural immunity, not all unvaccinated.
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Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl... by jdminhbg on Thursday June 10, 2021 @12:05AM (#27456547)
> The unvaccinated are still vectors for the infection of those who cannot be vaccinated, such as the immunocompromised

Is it actually the case that immunocompromised people cannot be vaccinated? The ones that I know have been; as far as I know, the mRNA vaccines by virtue of not being based on live virus are not dangerous to those with weakened immune systems.

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Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl... by jacobolus on Thursday June 10, 2021 @01:27AM (#27457009)
Immunocompromised people can safely get the vaccine, but it might not work, leaving them still vulnerable to the virus.

In recent studies something like half of organ transplant recipients did not produce antibodies after being vaccinated, and there have been a few cases where a group of vaccinated transplant recipients caught Covid (e.g. from a vaccinated nurse who had an asymptomatic infection) and had severe symptoms including some deaths.

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Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl... by ticviking on Thursday June 10, 2021 @10:35AM (#27461249)
Can you provide a link to those cases?
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Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl... by f6v on Thursday June 10, 2021 @04:04AM (#27458185)
There might also be not enough data on how vaccine affects people with rare health conditions.
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Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl... by Sleepytime on Thursday June 10, 2021 @03:23AM (#27457880)
The vaccinated are still vectors for the infection of those who cannot be vaccinated.
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Re:Evaluating necessity of Covid-19 vaccination in previousl... by paedubucher on Thursday June 10, 2021 @04:11AM (#27458230)
If you are immunocompromised, you're not only vulnerable to COVID-19, but to a plethora of other viruses going around all the time.
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