Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine
by TulliusCicero on Monday August 23, 2021 @05:21PM
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Vaccines reduce the likelihood and severity of getting a disease, but they don't block it 100% for 100% of people.
Additionally, some people can't get vaccinated, or vaccines only work more weakly for them.
Also also, pandemics have knock on effects beyond just the people who get sick, in terms of economic impact, as well as societal rules and restrictions, e.g. schools closing down because of too many sick people, medical procedures getting delayed because the ICU is overwhelmed, etc.
No person is an island; even someone who hypothetically somehow had magical superimmunity from the start of the pandemic would still be facing its effects.
Additionally, some people can't get vaccinated, or vaccines only work more weakly for them.
Also also, pandemics have knock on effects beyond just the people who get sick, in terms of economic impact, as well as societal rules and restrictions, e.g. schools closing down because of too many sick people, medical procedures getting delayed because the ICU is overwhelmed, etc.
No person is an island; even someone who hypothetically somehow had magical superimmunity from the start of the pandemic would still be facing its effects.