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Originally Posted by Villageswimmer
Hmmm..maybe that’s the way it’s turning out but I don’t recall that being the original intent and expectation of the vax.
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I do. I distinctly remember hearing Fauci say that even though you were fully vaccinated you could still carry the virus and shed it to others. Then he had to kinda walk it back because people started doubting the vaccines' effectiveness and questioning why should they bother with the vaccines if they could still get COVID. Same with wearing the masks - I'm sure if the CDC had its druthers it would have kept the mask mandate even for fully vaccinated people given their knowledge of the vaccines and that COVID was likely to mutate.
But a lot of this is a PR game and the end goal is to get as many people on board with the vaccinations as possible. Sometimes you have to wield the stick
and the carrot - there was plenty of "stick" coming from all quarters last year so they wanted to reward those who had gotten the jabs.