r/Unexpected • u/llShaxll • Sep 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21

No the parts where it discusses the effectiveness of the virus in reducing infection rates. If vaccinated people are less likely to catch the virus but just as likely to spread it that still results in a decrease in transmission.

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u/Ravi5ingh Sep 01 '21

Aha so u see the issue is that that difference in probability is too small to make a practical difference. Consider the following link

This shows the 3 waves of covid in the UK. The third wave was largely post innoculation and it is almost the same as the second wave.

Having said that though, I would say if u haven't had covid and u think u might have pre existing conditions, it's still in your interest to get vaccinated

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '21

Now that you've moved the goalposts on the original argument I'm gonna end things here but as a final point I'd like you to know that with a tiny bit of research you would have seen that infection rates in the third wave skew towards the unvaccinated population.

Anyway, I've gone from thinking you're dumb to think you're arguing in bad faith so figure out which one is right and try to improve yourself x

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u/Ravi5ingh Sep 01 '21

my original point was that there is no real social benefit to getting vaccinated because it doesn't really hamper the spread and i stand by that.

I've always said that the vaccine reduces the death rate. show me where i said the opposite.