Except I would say it does matter. No one, and I mean no one, on the forum is going to convince anyone to get vaccinated at this point. People need to accept that. Pride is toxic and that is where we are at in my opinion. So knowing that these minds will likely never be changed by data, shame, or careful conversation, knowing what immunity these folks might have following an infection that they survive is useful and should be part of the conversation.
The notion that we have (as of last night?) been approved for boosters is not necessarily good news. The WHO (who I trust no more than any politician or the CDC for that matter) has made an interesting point. Western countries have been hogging up all the vaccines and many in developing nations are struggling to vaccinate their own populations. Not a good strategy in fighting a global pandemic. This idea needs discussion and planning. We will need Africa's help, Thailand's help, etc if we think we can get back to "normal".
If folks think we are going to vaccinate our way out of this, then they should do well to start vaccinating everyone (meaning as many as possible). We're so busy making fun of TX and FL that we forgot India and other places that can't just walk into CVS without a line at this point and get inoculated. This notion of vaccine shortage will be a bigger thing moving forward I suspect if the current surge continues and/or a quick wave returns as the states and Europe head into winter. I'm not looking forward to it at all.
