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Wrong question.Is the vaccine effective? That is the absolutely the wrong question to ask. The question to ask is how effective is the vaccine? What percentage of people with the vaccine die versus what percentage of people unvaccinated die?
Asking the right question is crucial.
LMBO I love how you do this nonsense every time I try speaking intelligently to you. Lets try AGAIN. I personally couldnt care less if or how effective the vaccine is. Get it? It has nothing to do with my point. You got the stab and I dont. I concede that the stab reduces the possibility of hospitalization and death. Got it? Understand? Since its so effective at reducing hospitalization and death why do you care if I get the stab?Depending on which question you mean, I"m trying to get resolution of the origin point between us, which is about the either/or question and the answer, "The vaccine is not effective" before we move on. That does back to post #68. When you said, "I'll play along," it was unclear to me whether you thought the either/or answer was proper or not, as I was claiming it was improper.
So, you have a point there, because the specific post I first responded to you about was not about whether the vaccine was effective; but I have a point, too, because I had been reading the entire thread and heard your post that I first responded to in light of this:LMBO I love how you do this nonsense every time I try speaking intelligently to you. Lets try AGAIN. I personally couldnt care less if or how effective the vaccine is. Get it? It has nothing to do with my point. You got the stab and I dont. I concede that the stab reduces the possibility of hospitalization and death. Got it? Understand? Since its so effective at reducing hospitalization and death why do you care if I get the stab?
which certainly does answer the wrong question, framing the effectiveness of the vaccine in either/or terms: "If it's effective . . . ." and "It doesn't work."Why? If it's effective then it shouldn't matter. You can still get it even from stabbed people and pass it on to other stabbed people. Know what that means? It doesn't work! Know why polio isn't a problem anymore?
But it doesnt "stamp the damn thing out" if people are still contracting and spreading it. so you get a milder form? So what? Colin Powell was stabbed and died. What he needed was a vaccine that prevents people from getting covid. If its not likely to kill you then there is no emergency. Youre protected now mind your own buisness.So, you have a point there, because the specific post I first responded to you about was not about whether the vaccine was effective; but I have a point, too, because I had been reading the entire thread and heard your post that I first responded to in light of this:
which certainly does answer the wrong question, framing the effectiveness of the vaccine in either/or terms: "If it's effective . . . ." and "It doesn't work."
So, I'm willing to move on to your point, which is, even after acknowledging that the vaccine has a good level of effectiveness, why should anyone who is vaccinated care if others are or not, given that the vaccinated have a good level of protection?
The main reason why we *should* care is because there is no guarantee that current vaccines will be effective against future variants. Given that, the best thing would be to get everyone vaccinated and stamp the damn thing out for all intents and purposes and be done with it.
Well, I qualified "stamp it out" with "for all intents and purposes" and I suppose I should have been clearer. If nearly everyone was vaccinated, there would be so few cases that no new variants would occur that might be even more transmissible than Delta (like Omicron looks to be) or even more deadly, or cause more long-Covid, etc.But it doesnt "stamp the damn thing out" if people are still contracting and spreading it. so you get a milder form? So what? Colin Powell was stabbed and died. What he needed was a vaccine that prevents people from getting covid. If its not likely to kill you then there is no emergency. Youre protected now mind your own buisness.
Well, I qualified "stamp it out" with "for all intents and purposes" and I suppose I should have been clearer. If nearly everyone was vaccinated, there would be so few cases that no new variants would occur that might be even more transmissible than Delta (like Omicron looks to be) or even more deadly, or cause more long-Covid, etc.
But it doesnt "stamp the damn thing out" if people are still contracting and spreading it. so you get a milder form? So what? If its not likely to kill you then there is no emergency. Youre protected now mind your own buisness.
And if no one been stabbed and we all got the original covid there would be far fewer cases. If your safe leave me alone.Well, I qualified "stamp it out" with "for all intents and purposes" and I suppose I should have been clearer. If nearly everyone was vaccinated, there would be so few cases that no new variants would occur that might be even more transmissible than Delta (like Omicron looks to be) or even more deadly, or cause more long-Covid, etc.
How could there be fewer cases if everyone got the original covid? If everyone got covid, we'd have the maximum number of cases, not fewer. Am I misunderstanding what you wrote?And if no one been stabbed and we all got the original covid there would be far fewer cases. If your safe leave me alone.
It's not an assumption, it's based on data and facts, otherwise known as science.You assume.
We wouldnt have more cases now and we'd probably have fewer variants. AGAIN if your vaccine keeps you safe then you have no reason to impose it on me.How could there be fewer cases if everyone got the original covid? If everyone got covid, we'd have the maximum number of cases, not fewer. Am I misunderstanding what you wrote?
It's not an assumption, it's based on data and facts, otherwise known as science.
True, but what good does not having more cases now do when *everyone* (or nearly so) would have gotten Covid?We wouldnt have more cases now
Exactly the opposite. We'd have seen more variants because there would have been more virus, replicating as it infects new people. The more people infected means the more variants, so with nearly everyone infected, we'd have the maximum number of variants.and we'd probably have fewer variants.
If you discount the massive death toll in the scenario in which nearly everyone gets Covid.AGAIN if your vaccine keeps you safe then you have no reason to impose it on me.
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The Clot Shot was peddled specifically for older people with other health problems to protect them.But it doesnt "stamp the damn thing out" if people are still contracting and spreading it. so you get a milder form? So what? Colin Powell was stabbed and died. What he needed was a vaccine that prevents people from getting covid. If its not likely to kill you then there is no emergency. Youre protected now mind your own buisness.
Well, I qualified "stamp it out" with "for all intents and purposes" and I suppose I should have been clearer. If nearly everyone was vaccinated, there would be so few cases that no new variants would occur that might be even more transmissible than Delta (like Omicron looks to be) or even more deadly, or cause more long-Covid, etc.
Then it would have gone through the population with fewer variants. Now its worked its away around a "vaccine" that doesnt prevent people from getting or spreading it.True, but what good does not having more cases now do when *everyone* (or nearly so) would have gotten Covid?
If the goal is to have fewer cases, having nearly everyone get Covid is a *really* bad way of going about it.
Exactly the opposite. We'd have seen more variants because there would have been more virus, replicating as it infects new people. The more people infected means the more variants, so with nearly everyone infected, we'd have the maximum number of variants.
If you discount the massive death toll in the scenario in which nearly everyone gets Covid.