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Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78 (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] Coach 71 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Ain't that a bitch. One virus took his body. Another took his life.

Both are preventable through safe, effective, and widely available vaccines. Vaccinate yourselves and your children, friends.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Currently COVID-19 is not preventable through vaccination on its own, especially not at the currently recommended once-per-year schedule, because they don’t last anywhere near that long.

[–] Land_Strider 25 points 3 months ago

It is not preventable to get down with it, but the vaccines reduce its effects so much that even people with chronic breathing illnesses or organ transplants can handle it like a moderate flu. Mileage will vary from person to person, of course.

Your direct point stands, but it is still a huge win for pro-vaccination.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

But the vaccine reduce the risk! That's the most important part

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Those are good but you also need to mask to prevent the spread of covid.

[–] Kbobabob 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The COVID vaccine doesn't prevent you from getting COVID. It just mitigates the symptoms. You can still get it and spread it.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Worth noting that being vaccinated makes it harder to spread

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

If anybody wonders how, it's because vaccination means the immune system reduces viral load, so you spread much less virus and thus others exposed have a better chance of avoiding infection.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

In other words, it does exactly the same as any other vaccine...

[–] Coach -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

And what do you think people die from? The symptoms, knucklehead.

[–] Kbobabob 4 points 3 months ago

I'm aware of that but the comment I replied to says the virus is preventable. You really think I understand how the vaccine works but not what people die from or did you just need to make a degrading comment?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Wow, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning ?

[–] Coach 4 points 3 months ago

Just tired of the "well, actually..." comments that make no sense.