Ah you see but the vaccine was their get out of jail free card. It's the excuse that allows them to pretend covid is over. A lot of people bought into the idea the vaccines stop the spread completely / stop you from getting seriously ill in any way. I think many still believe this now.

Well, data from Israel were quite promising early after vaccination. But then Delta came and we saw waning of immunity. And probably the vaccine-only approach did not help either.

It’s exactly this. If they don’t get their shot, then they might actually have to think about covid and disabled people again, and we can’t have that!

That’s the really neat part, no one even gets the shot anymore. Most people only got that first round and been riding it ever since.

They are topping up their immunity with infections, so that they do not get Covid each time they enter a crowded room unmaksed.

I don't understand it either. The vaccines do little to prevent infection and are only partially effective against long Covid. I still take them, but that's because combined with a mask (reducing the viral load) they can help prevent infection, but I would not rely on just the vaccine.

Agree. I laid in a supply of N95s.

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Regular vaccination reduces the risk of infection, transmission, and Long Covid, so I'm glad they're concerned about it. I'd rather they demand one mitigation (even if imperfect) rather than none. 🤷‍♂️

I understand the resentment against those being unscientific about masking. My spouse & I are the only N95 wearers here. Pragmatically, though, if the goal is to reduce transmission, we achieve a greater reduction by getting 100 people to vax every 6 months rather than 10 new ppl (good luck) to mask

Is there any science behind the assertion that 100x vaccine twice yearly beats 10x respirators all the time when it comes to transmission?