09-07-2021, 01:16 PM
(09-07-2021, 01:02 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: That 40% is against a variant, and the vaccine was always just one strong tool to help end the pandemic. But early treatment for covid alone Can't end the pandemic either. Vaccinations, masks, and social distancing will.Treatments can save lives and prevent more deaths, but they won't stop the spread.
Natural immunity is a critical part of the puzzle too (though whether it is superior on its own compared to vaccines is up for debate in various studies), and researchers are finding most effective immunity is a "hybrid immunity" of people who got sick and then later got the vaccine. The problem is trying to infect everyone first will lead to mass deaths, both from the sheer number of people infected and the degree to which it would overwhelm our health infrastructure.
No one is going to argue against a safe, proven treatment, but they will push back against pushing the idea that treating covid alone is all that needs to be done.
Aye.
Look, medicine has come a long way. We can repair broken bones and do major surgeries and such. We have blood transfusions and incredible therapy for people who have been so badly injured they can barely walk or talk.
But if you follow traffic laws/rules and wear your seatbelt BEFORE you are in an accident that is better than going through everything after you get hurt.
Getting the vaccine helps you not get hurt or not get hurt as bad. If your don't have the vaccine and want to try a multitude of things after that will/might help then okay.
Seems silly to avoid the free thing that helps and pay for the others after the proverbial barn door is open though.
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