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Originally Posted by cockerpunk
yes, because the vaccine is better and faster and easier and more effective.
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Yes indeed... If someone was obese when the virus hit in early 2020, they were not going to lose the necessary weight to become a 'healthy' person sooner than the vaccine became availalbe.
However, COVID should be a wake up call for obese people: yeah, with the vaccine your chances of complications and death from COVID are significantly lower, but you are still unhealthy, and the vaccine doesn't protect you against heart disease, liver / kidney failure, type 2 diabetes...etc.
Specifically regarding diabetes & COVID: another significant factor is tighter control of their condition. So A1C numbers (blood test that shows a 3-4 month running average of blood in the sugar), time is range of normal sugar levels, and other health factors play a big part of COVID survivability.
So for folks who are unhealthy & in the medium to high risk categories for COVID complications & death, getting the vaccine should be looked upon as a starting point. It should be a wake up call to get in better shape.
For me, my A1C has been the lowest is has been in 10+ years, and I started losing weight this summer -- I'm down 7 lbs so far. It is a start that I need to keep working on.
Oh, and masraum - do they still use the term "husky" to describe heavier men? ? ?