Vaccines are not the panacea that most people think

partial quote from:

https://time.com/5913113/covid-19-vaccine/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc&utm_campaign=newsletter+brief+default+ac&utm_content=+++20201123+++body&et_rid=31820950 

But the same public health experts who are encouraged by the positive vaccine results are also warning that vaccines aren’t the panacea that many are desperately hoping they will be. And that, even after more people get the shots, we’ll still have to wear masks and stay a respectful six feet apart from each other.

First, there’s the question of efficacy. Yes, Moderna and Pfizer reported that their shots are 94.5% and 95% effective, respectively. But that efficacy refers to the vaccines’ ability to protect against COVID-19 disease—and not necessarily against infection with the virus. Both of the rigorous trials to test the vaccines were designed to measure COVID-19 illness—trial volunteers were randomly given either the vaccine or a placebo, and then asked to report any symptoms of COVID-19 they experienced, such as fever, cough, shortness of breath or muscle aches. The study researchers then determined whether or not to test them. If people tested positive, they were logged as a confirmed COVID-19 case, and the researchers then looked at the group of COVID-19 cases and compared how many people had been vaccinated versus how many had gotten placebo. The effectiveness measured whether these people went on to develop more symptoms of COVID-19.

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However, I want to re-quote one section from above: "But that efficacy refers to the vaccines’ ability to protect against COVID-19 disease—and not necessarily against infection with the virus." end partial quote from above.

So, these vaccines might keep you from dying of coronavirus but not necessarily keep you from getting the coronavirus. This appears to be the upshot of what these vaccines actually do. And they do this by forcing the body to create antibodies to the virus so you don't actually die from the virus. So, if and when you get this virus after one month after taking the vaccine it might seem like a bad flu that goes away after a couple of weeks where you can't work (at least effectively) at really anything. So, looking at it from this point of view you can see it definitely is not a panacea like for example a flu shot is.

Recently friends got a bad flu and we didn't because we had already had our flu shots. But, even with a vaccine you can still get the coronavirus flu the vaccine might just help you not die from it. That's all.

And will there be people who cannot take the coronavirus vaccines? Likely. Just like there are people who cannot take flu shots because it gives them the flu so their doctors recommend that they not get a flu shot after that.