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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
I think that jfman is testing the notion that the vaccines provide immunity from Covid, which they don't. People will still catch Covid but the vaccines reduce severity.
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Immunity in a sense does not exist.
People who are 'immune' to a virus still 'catch it', but their body's defence system neutralizes it before any damage is apparent, or done, so you see no effect, and thus appear to be immune. You are not immune, you are just really good it fighting it.
Vaccines train your defences to react to a virus. in effect they provide an extra level of defence (for some) that you would not otherwise have had because they help the body learn how to fight the [real] virus when it attacks.
However, despite this defence boost, some will still fall victim to the effects of the virus, although [generally] it will seem less severe. Catching covid does a similar thing, your body learns how to fight it, and is thus better prepared when it encounters it again.
This is all basic stuff, its why vaccines exist, not sure why people try to argue against it.