[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by jfman

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I’m not sure you’ll find a post where I advocate hiding under stairs. I can find plenty of yours pushing much discredited “herd immunity”. How’s that coming along?

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I used to believe in "herd immunity" but now I understand it a lot better. It's the loose term "immunity" that provides the fertile ground for dispute.

In this Covid context, either of being vaccinated or part of the community who have suffered Covid, apply. In other words you've got antibodies.

The experts can correct me as necessary, but immunity from infection does not occur. "Immunity" from hospitalisation is likely.

Vaccination of a whole population provides "herd immunity" to the extent I've stated above, as does the absence of vaccine but nearly everyone has contracted Covid at one time or another.

The vaccine has reduced hospitalisation and is thus preferred over the alternative.

Something like that.