I was just reading a reliable expert researcher's interesting explanation about covid 19, and the vaccines.
I learned the following:
What do they mean when they say a vaccine is 95% effective? They mean that out of 100 vaccinated people, 5 did not respond to the vaccine, and are not protected against the virus. So, to put it another way, at least 1 out of 20 people you run into in restaurants, grocery stores, church or elsewhere who are behaving as if they have immunity after being vaccinated, do not actually have it.
Second, how about the varients, Delta and Delta +, which are now rapidly becoming dominant all over the US? The vaccines give less protection against these varients.....the estimate is only about 85%. So, add this to the numbers of vaccinated but unprotected people around you.
Next, consider the area you are living in. Is the percentage of vaccinated people in your town 70%? 50%? Or is it lower?
Once you consider these numbers, and do the math, you can make decisions about the risks you are willing to take, also taking into consideration any underlying health conditions you may have which might impact the effect of covid on you.
Approximately 5% of the U.S. population is estimated to have immune-suppressing health issues which would negatively impact immunity with the vaccines. For example, people who have kidney transplants, or other transplants, take anti-rejection meds which make the covid vaccine mostly ineffective. The same is true for people with cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other conditions.
Many of those folks have NOT been warned by their doctors that they are not protected, vaccinated or not, which is a shame.
So, please look into your own situation, figure out the odds, and decide if continuing to wear masks, and distancing , especially from crowds of unmasked people, is a good thing for you to do, at least for now.
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