The main purpose of getting the vaccine isn't just to protect yourself -- it's to reduce the chances of you transmitting it to others. It's about herd immunity, not personal immunity. Whether you're young and healthy is irrelevant.
> The main purpose of getting the vaccine isn't just to protect yourself -- it's to reduce the chances of you transmitting it to others. It's about herd immunity, not personal immunity.
Not about personal immunity? Why did we roll it out by age group then?
Older people as a group require more care when they get sick. Additionally, elderly group living was being hit the hardest by the pandemic, especially early on.
It wasn't about saving the most lives per se. It was about reducing the load on the medical system. I suspect those outcomes are strongly correlated.
How can you think it was about anything but saving lives? The cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics in this thread is incredible. The vaccine offers personal immunity thats why we gave it to the most at risk groups first.
Herd immunity is not possible with our current vaccines[1], which means that coronavirus will continue to propagate through society whether you decide to get vaccinated or not.
You can make the argument that getting vaccinated reduces the risk of you being hospitalized, which keeps a bed and a nurse available for someone else.
Thats a much more valid argument to make.
>Herd immunity is not possible with our current vaccines, which means that coronavirus will continue to propagate through society
This is my understanding as well, which was why I decided to get vaccinated. If avoiding infection is impossible in the long run, I should help my immune system prepare for it.
I wonder how differently things would be going if the campaign was "Covid is here to stay. You will get it. Get vaccinated."
>I wonder how differently things would be going if the campaign was "Covid is here to stay. You will get it. Get vaccinated."
I actually heard someone say that today, but I don't remember where. Maybe Breaking Points, but not sure.
I was certainly rattled when I saw amateur video of hospital workers stacking bodies in a freezer truck in NYC. They should do more like that. As morbid as it is, it gets the point across.
The main purpose of getting the vaccine isn't just to protect yourself -- it's to reduce the chances of you transmitting it to others. It's about herd immunity, not personal immunity. Whether you're young and healthy is irrelevant.