Originally Posted by Larry in TN;[url=tel:3270734
3270734[/url]]An unvaccinated United pilot died last week from COVID. He had COVID earlier in the pandemic and recovered. He, at least, could have used some extra protection.
It’s a sad case and maybe he actually had Covid the first time, and if so would be an outlier. UM school of medicine did a study of dozens of hospitals and the reinfection rate is only .65%. I know a number of people who say they got Covid twice and when asked about it further admitted they didn’t actually test the first time.
Also, getting the vaccine doesn’t guarantee resistance to infection any more than infection history, as the recent breakthrough outbreaks demonstrate. Johns-Hopkins and Cleveland clinic recently released reports stating it’s not necessary for previously infected people to get vaccinated.
Yet, in spite of science, data and the right of a person to make their own choices, the government is using public personalities to shame the public into getting the vaccine. I wonder if health and safety is truly the only reason for the push.