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Originally Posted by nodie
This info is not actually contradicting. The vaccine will protect 95% of the recipients from the known variations of covid 19. So 5% may still contract covid 19 although they are unlikely to be severely ill or die from the virus. However, there is uncertainty about the new variants from the UK, So Africa, Brazil and California. So it is possible for a vaccinated person to carry the virus to others. That's why the recommendation is to continue to wear face masks and maintain social distancing. The other part of the problem that I see that is many folks believe that if they are outside with others that they don't have to wear a mask or distance. There is a prevalence of the idea that "I'm doing everything right" but in fact, the virus continues to spread because of lack of masks and social distancing. I read a statistic recently but I can't find it now that if everyone wore a mask for 2 weeks 50,000 people would not die from covid. A brief ride through any of the downtown areas of any of the villages will demonstrate the lack of contagion protocols.
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And, yet, somehow cases of the flu have PLUMMETED to next to nothing? How is that possible?