What I am seeing is that we are putting all our faith in the “vaccine” as a he cure all, end all solution. . . . the vaccine provides some protection initially, but degrades rapidly.
One issue I have is the blame of this pandemic being pointed at the “unvaccinated” or the unmasked, or the people going to bike rallies or ???? Society wants someone to blame.
I understand people’s hesitation in getting a vaccine that is not yet proven. It’s going to take time.
I get the feeling that people are not honest about the vaccine shortcomings because then people won’t get vaccinated. . . .
. . . . Another fallacy that is out there: “If you get Covid surely thou WILL die”. I know many people (even some of my kids) who have had Covid, and have fully recovered. . . .
The vaccine works . . . . as far as
reducing your chance of catching the virus, and
reducing the symptoms is you do catch it. Does not eliminate your chance of infection. That is a shortcoming. Limited duration is a shortcoming. Being unable to get a booster is a shortcoming. And, yes, it's not a guaranteed death sentence; 98% survivable. Sure does suck if you're in that 2% though . . . . and you don't know which percentage you're gonna be in.
. . . . The vaccine is just one tool in the bag, though probably one of the most effective ones, even if it only lasts 6 - 8 months. That might be enough time for the virus to die out, or at least be reduced to the point where it is no longer considered a pandemic.
Opinion: a couple rounds of boosters, would go a long way of
reducing infections. MERCK has a pill that is working well if you do get infected. Kinda like the Plan B pill.
. . . . I don't know about you, but I'm at my 6 month mark and I can't get the booster even though I absolutely want it and would take a day off work just to get it. That means I, the vaccinated, am just as much to blame for mutation and spreading as the un-vaccinated guy down the street if I get infected. So yes, it is a tool and a good tool (IMO) but the fact remains that a large swath of the vaccinated will be hitting the 6 month mark in the next 1-3 months... right as winter and flu season kicks in, and yet there is no plan that I've heard of to get us boosters unless we are compromised or over 65. . . .
I do want to know why Pfizer used 30mcg, and Moderna used 100mcg. Moderna supposedly gives eight months of "protection". At the beginning of September, both companies were expected to roll out their boosters. Politics got involved, and now Pfizer had to prove their booster was needed. Moderna is in the process of proving their case. FDA claims to be "following the science". To me, that means listening to the
scientists that developed the vaccines. I mean, it was
their science that developed it wasn't it? So, if their science is saying a booster is needed, what is it not being followed?
On the positive side, if a person practices anti-covid habits, ie: washing, distancing, and masking . . . . preventing the flu is a piece of cake. The flu is nowhere near as contagious as covid.