Replies to post #235925 on Biotech Values

[vinmantoo]

People under 40s has almost zero chance to die.

That is total BS.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm#AgeAndSex

You also left out the fact that younger people spread the disease to older people.

[Biowatch]

No, IMHO.

If one was exposed (positive antibody test) or recovered from COVID, do they need vaccine right away?

There are some documented cases of people having gotten COVID-19 twice, particularly getting a different strain the second time around. It's only a handful of cases -- there isn't a lot of data on this yet.

However, having gotten COVID-19 probably works about as well as vaccination to protect against a second infection.

We don't know yet how long this immunity lasts, whether it's months (highly likely), a year (maybe), or many years.

A flu shot is good for six months to a year, when it works, but that's because the flu keeps evolving. COVID seems to evolve/change more slowly, which is a good thing.

A measles vaccine protects most people for a lifetime, but I doubt that the COVOD vaccine will work that well.
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Young people are less likely to get very sick from COVID-19, but some young people have died or suffered lasting affects from the disease, so they should be vaccinated for their own safety.

In addition, although young people are most likely to be asymptomatic when they get COVID-19, they can still be infectious and pass the disease on to others, such as their parents, grandparents, teachers, and anyone else they contact.

Unless a young person works in a frontline job in the healthcare industry or emergency services or nursing homes, they will probably be low on the priority list for vaccinations because they are least likely to suffer the worst consequences.