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Originally Posted by bcredliner
Also anecdotal---It has been quite different for our family. We are all vaccinated and boosted. None of us has had COVID. We minimize the times we are all together and when we do we usually get tested prior. We follow the guidelines of wearing masks when we should and social distancing. All of us minimize social activities.
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We were in the same circumstance until 3 weeks ago. Masks, testing, yada, yada. Parents tested negative before our birthday GTG. When you or your family get it, I hope you/they experience it as mildly as we have. It may be years from now... took 2+ years to get my family. Glad it was after vaccines were available. I feel for those infected before they were as they had no choice.
With Unicron, testing has proven to be incredibly unreliable, even after symptoms are displayed. Articles and studies are showing that.
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Originally Posted by bcredliner
Vaccinations do prevent getting COVID. There are breakthrough cases but the percent is very small. There is no logic based on not being vaccinated because we will be infected anyway. That's not true.
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We have different definitions of very small. "Breakthrough" cases are incredibly common as shown by the infections on the charts below from your trusted CDC. We are about as careful as you could be, bordering on hermits. Homeschooling kids, no eating out, no in-store grocery shopping, etc.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra...vaccine-status
I still advocate for getting vaccinated as I think it greatly reduces the effects you'll have. But in no way is a mandate necessary and in no way do I blame or berate anyone for not wanting to get vaccinated. We aren't "beating" covid and it isn't going away. It isn't going to kill
everyone and isn't the bogey man. Every doctor I've spoken to says the same thing. It's here to stay and will be a yearly booster. Everyone should make their own choices with the information we all have access to.
I am not debating this with you bcredliner as time has proven you to be incapable. I don't usually see your posts anymore but clicked to view this one thinking you might say something of consolation or well wishes. How stupidly optimistic of me.