Re:I Got a 'Mild' Breakthrough Case
by ummonk on Sunday September 12, 2021 @03:07PM
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The flu is equally if not more deadly in populations without preexisting immunity (e.g. isolated tribes). Once people acquire immunity (preferable through multiple doses of vaccination), it’s really not any different than the flu.
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Do you live in an isolated tribe? Otherwise, I don't see how that's particularly relevant to your comment.
In most populations, today, COVID is significantly more dangerous and deadly than influenza.
I now have antibodies and memory cells against covid (because I’m fully vaccinated), so covid is not deadlier than the flu for me.
Yes, for you. The point I've been stressing is that it's (mask wearing, social distancing) not just about you.
Because you don't live in an isolated tribe, some percentage of your population remains at risk of contracting covid and perpetuating its spread.