The study out of Isreal showed how those who recovered from covid but were unvaccinated had a lower reinfection rate than those who where vaccinated. You don't have to believe that, I get it, I don't believe everything I read either.
The study also showed that people who vaccinated after having COVID and people who had a third dose were better off than both other groups. The result doesn’t show something else is better than vaccination, it shows that 2 doses is not enough. That at least 1 more is needed.
So good that we agree, that study shows the argument that everyone should be vaccinated. That everyone should have at least 3 doses based on what we know so far.
I don't believe that vaccinated people spread the virus to a drastically lower degree than those who aren't. Just simply look at the states and countries who have high vaccinated rates, with high covid numbers. Look at the sports world as well, they are missing games left and right. To say it's mainly or even a high majority of viral transmission is from the unvaccinated, I think isn't correct.
If you don’t believe vaccination is slowing transmission, that it’s not the fact that the vaccinated are interacting with a large pool of unvaccinated and infectious people primarily. Hence raising the number of vaccinated also spreading. If you believe the number is equivalent. Then, the obvious outcome is that everyone will eventually be infected. Then reinfected again, and again, and again. In that scenario, vaccination provides better outcomes. Including vaccination after an infection. This reinforces that everyone should be vaccinated to avoid societal and personal issues. Simply catching COVID is still not the better plan.
The vaccines provide 4-6 months of great, great protection from serious illness. After that then you will need to get a booster. As of right now that is what seems to be trending is the need for more boosters. This so far will spike up antibodies every 6 or so months.
After 2 doses. We don’t know how long effectiveness lasts after 3 doses yet. There is no “every 6 months”, just after the first 6 months. Maybe it is every 6 months, maybe it stretches to 12 or 24 or 60 or 120 months. We don’t know yet.
No matter which it is, if recovering from COVID is following relatively the same path, then it’s still better to get vaccinated and switch from cycles of catching COVID to cycles of getting vaccinated.
1. The fact that our country has decided to disregard the naturally immune. Why? You recieve antibodies when you recover from covid, you also recieve antibodies from the vaccine. Why is one road better than the other? They both get to the same destination.
You quite literally just said they wear out. That the vaccine wasn’t effective enough. If they’re equal, prior infection is also not enough. Unless you’re boosting prior infection with subsequent infection, you’ll need to boost it with vaccination.
It doesn’t matter which is more right here, in all scenarios getting vaccinated is better. We’ll eventually know if that’s 3 or more doses and how to spread them out. I’m glad we didn’t wait the years to get the full course determined before starting to take any doses.
Also early treatment is tremendously important in prevention of severe illness and I don't think that's preached enough.
Getting vaccinated is easier, cheaper, not time sensitive, and less risky than any other treatment after infection option. There is more information known about vaccination and the vaccines than any other treatment after infection option.
If you think someone may catch COVID at any time in the future, getting vaccinated before that prevents severe illness better than trying to time any other treatment in the first few days.
The vaccines have not been around long enough to prove long term studies of potential side effects.
It has. It’s been explained many times here. The mechanics of vaccination don’t allow for new side effects later. The only long term studies that would happen are about dealing with an effect that happed in the first 2 months or an effect that’s so rare it’s never been seen. The second isn’t really a long term effect, it’s a sample size problem. We’re so far past small sample size, it’s not a worry now.
So you asked why people don't get vaccinated, these are some of the reasons, there are more, but I'm not hating anyone for taking the vaccine
Except none of those were reasons to not get vaccinated. They’re excuses people say, not reasons. Since all of the reasons say getting vaccinated is the best option.
I simply am just against forcing individuals to get it.
Nobody is being forced. They’re being told making that decision is also making the decision to not participate in large chunks of society. Just like the person who decides to never bathe is told not to participate.
