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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Your last sentence was correct. We SHOULD not have to live our lives based on their choices. BUT, unfortunately, we WILL! If the US does not reach herd immunity and the CV drops toward close to ZERO, then CV remains with us for years and years. WE will have the problem and expense of new vaccinations being needed every year. And there will ALWAYS remain a fear that the CV could evolve into something unstoppable. Now is the best time to stop CV and the anti-vaxxers could make that impossible. That statement is NOT bullying - it is a medical fact. India THOUGHT it had the CV under control, but suddenly CV has taken over their situation. Please, don't let that happen to the US!
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Let’s put an end to the silly notion about herd immunity in the US - if you are fearful of variants. Assume for a moment that every living American got the vaccine. Then the virus has mutates in some other country. It only took one person entering the US with Covid to start the spread. Our borders are WIDE open. If there is a new strain, it will make it into the US. If the vaccine isn’t effective against the new strain... Herd immunity is over.
If the vaccine works against the new strain, the those who currently choose not to receive the vaccine would not impact those who have been vaccinated.