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Originally Posted by Qmx323
I think partially confusion over the term "vaccine"
Our understanding of a vaccine is that it prevents infection.
I got the Polio and Tuberculosis vaccine before, I can't catch Polio or Tuberculosis at all. Not even a little bit, I cannot transmit the virus nor be affected by them.
The C19 Vaccine as we all know doesn't prevent infection - It (tries to) reduces the severity of the symptoms which will ultimately also prevent its spread.
Less cough/sneeze = Less Droplets
That's why C19 "vaccine" is effective, not because it can't prevent infection but to reduce the symptoms so that people don't spread it as easily/fast.
However by calling it a "Vaccine" we've created a group of folks who think "Wait a minute.... don't vaccines PREVENT infection?!?!?! C19 Vaxx is useless!!!! I'M NOT GONNA GET SOMETHING PUT IN ME THAT DOESNT WORKKK!!!!"
What's missing is the link between
"If I get the shot, I prevent serious symptoms which will lessen the load on the hospitals and lower the speed of spread."
"Ok that sounds good to me, even if it means I still have to be careful"
Seems like a lot of people are "tired of" being careful and being "judged" for their choices over their "own" body.
In no way am I praising/encouraging vaccine hesitation, btw.
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This is actually a good observation, and it doesn't help that the CDC recently changed its definition of vaccine, switching the word 'immunity' to 'protection'.
However, it's only as big of a deal as you make it. Semantics aside the benefits of the Covid vaccine have been proven both in studies and in real life statistics, so to deny its efficacy is like saying seatbelts don't save lives because some people have died in car crashes while wearing a seatbelt.
Also, speaking personally, I'm not judging the few people around me who are refusing to get vaxxed because of their personal choice over their body, i'm judging them because the reasons they spew are illogical at best and downright stupid in other cases.
Also this is a tangent, but a large portion of the ones screaming my body my choice are the ones who think abortions should be illegal.
