If you still live in fear, still Social Distant and endless masks and still able to get C0vid, whats the point of getting the vaccine? Hopes of less severe symptoms?
I do
not live in fear - you put words in my mouth. I am aware that there is still a 5% - 10% chance that I can still get it. As an imuno-compromised 71 year old I am taking few chances until enough folks have been vaccinated to start providing herd immunity, as getting it could hospitalize me at a minimum. It is a common courtesy until then to remain taking precautions. You don't build up immunity naturally until you have either had the virus and recovered, or have had the shots. I know which I prefer!
I am so sick of hearing conspiracy theories about how there is no real virus, or chances of getting it are slim, and that therefore there is no need to get the shot.
The wearing of masks and social distancing has reduced this year's flu statistics to a very low level. So much so that they are having a hard time identifying new strains in order to create a modified flu shot for next year. If follows that, if the masks are reducing flu instances significantly, they are also reducing Covid 19 instances significantly. That, with the shots, will hopefully get us past this pandemic. As long as the mask reduces flu instances I will continue to wear a mask during flu season.
I do not live in fear of either virus - What I do, is respect the really bad effect that it can have on compromised individuals like myself.