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I may not be an epidemiologist, but...
It seems to me that once about 70% or so of the people get vaccinated, we should go completely back to normal, and not doing so would do more harm than good in the long run. They say if you are vaccinated there's still a small chance you can get covid, but you are very unlikely to get hospitalized and there's no chance of dying.
If we all are allowed to mix and swap germs, we will get exposed to the covid virus from time to time but will get no symptoms and not even know it, or get mildly sick. And we will build up even more immunity. Eventually, covid slips into the background and joins all the other viruses that have been lurking out there for centuries. Those who don't want to take the vaccine may do so at their own risk. They won't harm the vaccinated, and there won't be enough of them in hospitals to overwhelm them. Eventually, they, too will fade into the background of annual cases. So: Not opening up soon does more harm than good. Am I wrong? |
That's probably somewhat accurate (me also not being an expert or even having slept at a Holiday Inn last night). But the Flu has been around forever and can still be pretty nasty and still kills people every year, so I'm not sure that getting a couple of shots and being exposed from time to time is going to give everyone immunity. That sounds like a bit of wishful thinking.
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With vaccines available to any who want, the Question is, why are we not completely back to normal now?
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That is what they call "herd immunity."
They used to say 70% or so, but there is a lot of controversy over what percentage of immune people is needed to reach herd immunity and now they're questioning whether it is even necessary. I think to some extent the scientists are placating the snowflakes who whine and moan about their lives not being normal. |
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Why? iirc more than 10% have been known (tested) to have had it already. Which means likely more double that have had it and never got tested. And does anyone healthy under 50 need this vaccine? |
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A complicating factor may be the resistance fading in a period of six months or so requiring a booster. That scenario will be playing out in a matter of a few months. I'd hate to see a reemergance with a significant number of people not gettiing the booster.
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I swear, some people crave the fear. If there is ANY indication that the vaccines are good for only 6 months, please post it. |
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For that matter, don't worry about catching it and spreading it around to others. That's there problem right? |
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Employees who have tested positive (and truly had Covid) are enrolled in an antibody testing program where they are tested weekly. A guy I work with daily had Covid (kicked his arse) in December. He told me this week that in his recent antibody test, his have decreased to point where he essentially has little/no immunity. So, this is less than five months. They also have a program here at work where they are doing weekly antibody testing on those who have been vaccinated. I am not in that program and have not heard the results, but will try and find out. |
Yeah the article in Arstechnica said in the study roughly 80% retained immunity. It is like any other virus, nothing is 100% and never will be whether it is a natural immunity or vaccine.
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That's very cool and interesting. Very much looking forward to hear if you learn of results from vaccinated folks. |
I think the biggest problem is Covid-19 hasn't been around very long so we're in the infant stage of our knowledge gathering about it.
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