Originally Posted by
ABNAK
Riddle me this:
If/when a vaccine becomes available, there will be a push to browbeat or force everyone to take it. What I don't understand is if you have gotten the vaccine, why are you worried whether I got one or not? I mean, you should be good-to-go then, right? Why would me choosing to not get a vaccine worry you at that point?
Same can be said about the flu vaccine also.
Originally Posted by
ChattanoogaPhil
It's a bit premature to speak to the effectiveness of a COVID vaccine that hasn't been released.
As far as flu vaccinations... understand they're not 100% effective. Mayo Clinic suggests that flu vaccines are about 50% effective for those who get them. Lots of folks have compromised immune systems and some cannot take a vaccine, and some vaccines miss the mark for a particular strain. While far less than 100% effective, the more who are vaccinated and their immune systems effectively knock out the particular strain of influenza when exposed, the fewer will be blowing their viral load on others, fewer infections, fewer hospitalizations and all the rest. Generally speaking, the more who are vaccinated the better.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...s/art-20048000
Exactly. It all depends on how effective the vaccine is and how fast each version loses effectiveness. More people vaccinated and with acquired immunity- or at least better immuno response. Like carbon rods in a reactor, one doesn't make that much of a difference, get enough and they slow everything down.
50% effective is probably about right, we get new tweaks every year. We lose 40-70,000 people a year to the flu, so maybe you end up with Covid killing 400,000 from March to March and then 200,000 winter 2021-22 and 100,000ish winter 2022-23, and the new normal is 90-140,000 per year. We've lived for decades with half of that with out really batting an eye.
Originally Posted by
WillBrink
Lets not forget however that those with a compromised immune system that get the flu also the most likely to end up with serious compilations and die. Those with compromised immunity, other than some very specific reasons, encouraged to get a flu shot each season for that reason.
I don't get what you mean...
The Second Amendment ACKNOWLEDGES our right to own and bear arms that are in common use that can be used for lawful purposes. The arms can be restricted ONLY if subject to historical analogue from the founding era or is dangerous (unsafe) AND unusual.
It's that simple.
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