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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by choward on Monday January 10, 2022 @02:53PM (#29880972)
And you don't find that ridiculous? If a virus is spreading quickly among vaccinated people you might begin questioning said vaccine and you definitely wouldn't mandate it.
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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by pdabbadabba on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:11PM (#29881409)
> And you don't find that ridiculous?

Of course not. It's not about the absolute transmission rate of vaccinated people. It's about the reduction in the transmission rate compared to the unvaccinated. Regardless of the absolute effectiveness of the vaccine in preventing transmission, it seems to me it should remain fundamental to protecting public health if unvaccinated people spread the virus several times faster.

Of course, if the effect were only marginal, that would be one thing. But that is not what the data seems to show at this point.

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by SketchySeaBeast on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:32PM (#29881836)
If one was of the belief that a vaccine needs to be either 100% or it's worthless, yes, that's the sort of assumption you might come to. Things are slightly more nuanced.
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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by jhgb on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:57PM (#29882302)
No, because you can't prove that it would spread slower among UNvaccinated people.
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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by choward on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:47PM (#29883125)
The burden of proof is on the people pushing vaccines.
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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by jhgb on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:39PM (#29884726)
Their burden of proof has already been satisfied.
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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by stavros on Monday January 10, 2022 @05:39PM (#29883902)
I don't care how fast it spreads as long as the vaccine helps them not die.
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