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Post by mm67 on Aug 18, 2023 12:53:10 GMT -5
Not an expert. Do not want to be argumentative. Could be wrong. It was my understanding while the polio vaccine does prevent infection in most its primary role is to prevent disease(symptoms) by stopping the spread of the virus w/in the body. But some vaccinated do get infected with polio but importantly do not get the disease. Covid prevents disease to a great degree more so than infection. In other words the viruses may be in us but are rendered harmless. Any experts out there?
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Post by WCHC Sports on Aug 18, 2023 14:03:06 GMT -5
Fortunate enough to have only met one person in my life who has polio-- afflicted at a young age and inspired to become a medical doctor, actually. Everyone I know after a certain age got the polio vaccine. I know LOTS of people who got COVID, and it covers those who received the shot/vaccine as well as boosters, and those without.
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Post by longsuffering on Aug 18, 2023 16:35:18 GMT -5
The polio vaccine keeps people from getting polio, thus it's a real vaccine. The COVID vaccine keeps people from getting COVID, but they may still get COVID, but it probably won't be as bad as if they had it without the vaccine, but the viral load could be lower, but you could still probably maybe definitely pass it along to someone else who could catch it and die, but then again, they could not die unless the have pre-existing conditions, in which case the vaccine will definitely help, but nothing can stop the coronavirus from spreading. That's the difference. Does the COVID shot actually help prevent people from getting COVID? I thought it just reduced symptoms. Sometimes so much that you could have it and simply not even realize you have it - hence the whole spreadability thing. Based on that, I think the word "vaccine" is a misnomer for the COVID thing. That doesn't mean it's bad or not helpful, just poor vocabulary. We call the flu shot a "shot" . For people sticking needles in my arm, I think the COVID needle sounds a lot more like a flu "shot" than a polio "vaccine" Perhaps I should appoint myself to the vocabulary police Across the pond the English speaking countries routinely called it a "jab" which is closer to your "shot" than vaccine.
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Post by mm67 on Aug 18, 2023 16:58:42 GMT -5
Jab as in my beloved second home, Barbados.
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