(A) vaccination means less social distancing sooner. Lots of people are interested that.
(B) covid-19 might very well become endemic. Like how the common cold is always around. It's not so bad if we're vaccinated. But for those that don't get vaccinated hurd immunity might not cover them.
In practice: I think we just need to be honest about the risk of vaccines. And say that taking it is the patriotic thing to do :)
> vaccination means less social distancing sooner.
i guess you can put it like that.
from my understanding the vaccines do reduce the transmissibility of the virus, but they do not lower it to zero [0]. you can still get the virus, but with the vaccine your chances of needing hospitalisation drop to zero [1].
i guess this is why you still need to wear a mask, and still need to socially distance even if you are vaccinated [2].
> from my understanding the vaccines do reduce the transmissibility of the virus
Yeah, but once vaccinated you can start to worry less. And surely we'll see things open up to those who are vaccinated.
The fact that it's possibly still transmissible by vaccinated people is probably the reason why we all need to get vaccinated, and there is no hurd immunity to be gained :/
No vaccine ever reduces transmissibility to zero. Vaccines prime your immune system to fight off the invader as quickly as possible, but they are not a magic shield that prevents the invader from ever entering your system. And if it is in your system, it is of course possible to transmit it.
(B) covid-19 might very well become endemic. Like how the common cold is always around. It's not so bad if we're vaccinated. But for those that don't get vaccinated hurd immunity might not cover them.
In practice: I think we just need to be honest about the risk of vaccines. And say that taking it is the patriotic thing to do :)