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bigdog wrote on 9/9/2021 6:52 PM:
On Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 3:58:15 PM UTC-4, Kill Maskholes wrote:
I am an idiot
Major points (quoted):
I got the vaccine to protect ME. I am responsible for MY well being. If I contract the virus, it's going to prevent ME from getting seriously ill. If I then pass the virus on to some unvaccinated person, that's their fault, not mine. I've done what I
needed to do to guard against contracting a life threatening illness. If somebody else is too pigheaded to protect themselves, I don't give a shit about them.
Bravo, brother !
Social distancing and face masks are the ways to prevent you from
getting the virus.
Vaccines prevent you from getting very sick or dying from the virus:
https://www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/understanding-vaccines/vaccines-work/
How Vaccines Work
A vaccine works by training the immune system to recognize and combat pathogens, either viruses or bacteria. To do this, certain molecules
from the pathogen must be introduced into the body to trigger an immune response.
These molecules are called antigens, and they are present on all viruses
and bacteria. By injecting these antigens into the body, the immune
system can safely learn to recognize them as hostile invaders, produce antibodies, and remember them for the future. If the bacteria or virus reappears, the immune system will recognize the antigens immediately and
attack aggressively well before the pathogen can spread and cause sickness.
The Herd Immunity Imperative
Vaccines don't just work on an individual level, they protect entire populations. Once enough people are immunized, opportunities for an
outbreak of disease become so low even people who aren't immunized
benefit. Essentially, a bacteria or virus simply won't have enough
eligible hosts to establish a foothold and will eventually die out
entirely. This phenomenon is called "herd immunity" or "community
immunity," and it has allowed once-devastating diseases to be eliminated entirely, without needing to vaccinate every individual.
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