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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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[–] Kbobabob 4 points 6 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 6 months ago (1 children)

Worth noting that being vaccinated makes it harder to spread

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 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 6 months ago

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

[–] Coach -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Coach 4 points 6 months ago

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

[–] Kbobabob 4 points 6 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?