Originally Posted by
hakata
Aloha! I don't mean to upset anyone with this question but I am genuinely curious why vaccinated people make comments like this. "Nobody else wants/deserves to be infected due to your selfish behavior and ignorance of science."
I know this is an issue that triggers people but I ask without any agenda. If you are vaccinated why are you concerned with somebody else? From the information I have read, vaccinated people are protected to a degree but can also spread it. So I am genuinely curious why people take this kind of stance and tone. These are other human beings you are talking about like they are outcasts. I imagine each person has their own reason for not getting vaccinated. I feel like politics is too heavily involved but I could be wrong.
Herd immunity is why
(wikipedia). In simple terms, once the vaccinated percentage approaches 80-85% the transmission rate drops dramatically
for everyone, including breakthrough infections among vaccinated people as well as those who legitimately cannot get vaccinated such as immunocompromised people.
And if vaccination doesn't offer complete protection, this only increases the importance of achieving herd immunity through higher vaccination rates. Vaccinated people don't want to get a breakthrough infection from someone who chooses not to get vaccinated.
Originally Posted by
hakata
I am no expert so I can't really speak about this with any authority. I am just curious that if the vaccine works why people that got it are so worried about those that haven't. Also, it is pretty common knowledge that vaccinated people can spread it. Some studies say more than the unvaccinated. I don't know what to believe but I see some pretty harsh treatment of others and it's sad to see.
Please provide a reputable citation for this.
If don't have one, then you're just spreading misinformation. It's fine to not know what to believe, but educate yourself and do your own research rather than speculate.