Originally Posted by
IXUXU
Exactly.
Has been said from the very beginning. UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. This virus is only dangerous for people with underlying conditions. People with a compromised immunological system. The vaccine is not going to change that. Is not changing that and it didnīt make the difference for Powell ( and many others).
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So letīs agree to disagree. Time will say.
No, you're factually wrong. This virus is
more dangerous for people with underlying conditions. Healthy people with no underlying health conditions can, and do die from it, albeit less often. Pre-existing conditions worsen the odds. The vaccine drastically reduces the likelihood of serious illness and death. A recent analysis in Texas, covering a time period where vaccines were widely available and covid was also widespread, shows the massive improvement in outcomes for the vaccinated vs unvaccinated. If you're interested, you can read it here.
COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Vaccination Status Here's a couple of key points, if you don't want to follow the link - they have a particular focus on the time period September 4 to October 1, as that was when the Delta variant was widespread and vaccines had been freely available for a long time, taken from their report:
From September 4 through October 1, 2021:
- Unvaccinated people were 13 times more likely to become infected with COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people.
- Unvaccinated people were 20 times more likely to experience COVID-19-associated death than fully vaccinated people.
And
In the September time frame, unvaccinated people in their 40s were 55 times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared with fully vaccinated people of the same age. Unvaccinated people aged 75 years and older were 12 times more likely to die than their vaccinated counterparts.
The vaccine isn't a miracle, as you say, but it makes a vast difference. Time has already said, the results are clear.
If you don't want people to put you on the same page of antivaxxers or as a Covid conspiracy theories supporter, you shouldn't repeat their conspiracy theories and disproven talking points.