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Originally Posted by Pink24
From my understanding it won't stop you catching it and it won't stop you spreading it so why take it in the first place?
What does the vaccine actually do?
Sorry if my question is retarded. I am not a doctor but I do have a brain.
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I got my Pfizer shot two days ago. In two weeks I'll have an 85% reduction in the chances of having symptomatic COVID. By 3/24 (two weeks after my second shot) that number will go up to 95%.
Why take it? The answer is really simple - to reduce my chances of going to the hospital and dying.
Data out of Israel (where they're basically doing a Phase 4 clinical trial using the entire country) says I'm far less likely to get asymptomatic COVID as well. Which means I'm far less likely to spread COVID to other people.
So while it doesn't completely stop you from catching it and passing it to others it it greatly reduces both. That, and keeping you out of the hospital, is why you should get vaccinated.
Oh, and the other reason to get it, is that it gives you your life back. Come 3/24 I can go out and do stuff, meet with friends, go to bars, etc.