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Old 03-01-2021, 13:20   #2449
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Agreed. But if we implemented the policy you advocate tomorrow, the hospitals would be creaking at the seams.

Only once we have had sufficient people vaccinated can we happily say goodbye to restrictions...which is why everyone is agreed to vaccinate as quickly as possible.
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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees View Post
That logic holds true so long as you are vaccinating considerably more people than those contracting the disease.

Well, that and the fact that to my knowledge it’s still not known if the vaccines prevent transmission in the first place.
As pointed out by mrmistoffelees, up to now the vaccine is only known to reduce the severity of the symptoms, not prevent you from catching it or spreading it.


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