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originally posted by: andy06shake
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk
Simple answer would seem to be even if you have already recovered from COVID 19 it is possible that you could be infected with the virus again.
And studies have shown that the vaccinations provide an additional boost in protection even in those who have recovered from the pathogen.
Indonesian Doctors Dying of COVID-19 Amid Surge - July 18, 2021
www.voanews.com...
COVID-19 is taking a devastating toll on medical professionals in Indonesia, where 114 doctors have died so far this month, more than double the number of doctors who died in June, according to a physicians’ network known as the Mitigation Team of the Indonesian Medical Association, or IDI.
The rising number of doctor deaths comes as the government notes that 95% of health workers have received COVID-19 vaccines.
originally posted by: jefwane
It's starting to sink in to many who've taken the vex, that not only are they not as protected as they were led to believe, but there are some unknown long term dangers they never considered. That's those that took the vex and haven't had anything worse than feeling crappy the day or two after the shot. I hearing about ALOT of 30 and 40 something people having strokes and heart attacks. In the before times you occasionally heard about a 30-50 year old having a stroke or heart attack, but damn is happening a lot here lately. Those folks no longer have the ability to have an opinion.
It's easier to fool someone than to convince them they've been fooled. Not most but a noticeable number get angry that people didn't make the choice they did. The political class is scared crapless that there is going to be a large cohort that refused the vex and shows less overall morbidity over the next few years. I expect more than 1 NFL or NCAA football player to fall dead at training camp or in a game this year. That's going to leave a mark.
Immunity from one variant is meaningless to other variants.
originally posted by: MDDoxs
a reply to: Flyingclaydisk
Fact you already managed to catch C19 would probably be an indicator you are likely to catch and spread some of the variants. The vaccines can help mitigate this.
I found your comment about Orwellian book card funny, did you not have an immunization card as a child that was required for schooling?
originally posted by: Vroomfondel
a reply to: canuckster
There is a bit of yes and no in this post.
Using the most strict definition of life, a virus is not a living being. However, it can and does "live" in a host, and reproduces though it can not survive on its own for any great length of time which varies with conditions and the nature of the virus itself. Some live longer than others.
A virus can be transmitted via tactile seeding. You touch a surface with live virus then touch someone else seeding the virus on them. It is up to them to introduce the virus to a mucous membrane or some other path to the bloodstream. The virus can also be transmitted via sneezing or coughing in which small droplets of infected moisture are sent into the air which are subsequently inhaled by another potential host. Think of something like chicken pox. You have it. You touch a door knob. You seed the door knob. The next person to touch the door knob has not had chicken pox - until now... A virus can and is spread via tactile seeding.