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Old 07-30-2021, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
Actually, Hepatitis is not EXTREMELY contagious and the method of transmission is quite different from COVID.

Yes, they are both viruses, just like an amoeba and an elephant are both animals
Well, sort of:

"Infectious causes of hepatitis usually are, but not always, contagious. For example, hepatitis caused by viruses usually is contagious, although many types of hepatitis are transferred mainly from person to person by blood-to-blood transfer, for example, individual sharing needles, acupuncture, sexual contact, and organ transplantation."

And my point was that the number of potential deaths are significantly reduced by laws and social norms put in place to contain it. (mostly hand washing)

There are obviously a lot of "other" types of Hep and different spreading vectors.

But, then have you ever tried a metaphor and found it was not a perfect fit, but sort of demonstrated the point?

My point was social norms (masks, distancing, hand washing) will reduce the spread of COVID, and vaccinations will reduce the deaths from COVID.