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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts
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To: Elroy who wrote (12105)10/11/2021 2:35:08 PM
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I have similar questions and don't feel I should have to mask up inside to protect someone who refuses to make society safer due to not wanting to take what I believe is just a small, incremental risk.

The vaccines are like the flu shots... they may start out 95% effective but lose effectiveness with time. Also, a large population of unvaccinated allows a higher chance of mutations that can break though the vaccines or are much more contagious, like the Delta variant.

Even if EVERYONE were to get vaccinated, with JNJ only 65% effective, much like the original shingles or our annual flu shots, then there is still a lot of room for break-through infections. The good news is these may test positive with contact tracing, they don't get as sick.

If all the vaccines lose effectiveness then the unvaccinated who shed the virus more are a bigger danger to us all hence we "all" have to wear masks due to their selfishness.

It is looking like "herd immunity" for the very contagious Delta might be over 90% so it will take getting a lot of kids vaccinated. They are at a very low risk of death so it is understandable that they or their parents might not want them vaccinated, until they give it to beloved granny or their teacher who the odds say have BMIs over 35 and thus have more comorbidities.

My housekeepers lost a 21 year old nephew to COVID so it does kill the young.

Anyway, that is my nutshell understanding.
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