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In a nutshell the flaw in your thinking is that yes, you can still pass it on if you're vaccinated, but.... instead of being a carrier that can pass it on for 3 weeks, you might be contagious for a day or 2
I think you're doing the anti-vax thing where you find self-satisfying reasons to support your claim, but you won't bother to examine the validity of those assumptions.
Ah ok thanks for your explanation. I think I understand how herd immunity works now. It's not that you are unable to pass it on, but that you reduce the time you have with it and limit the spread.
Answering this sincerely: there are millions of people around the world who are immunocompromised or have another health condition that prevents them from safely taking a vaccine. Some people literally can’t take vaccines because their bodies can’t handle them, so those people rely on everyone else to get vaccinated to stop the spread of disease.
Plus, vaccines tend to benefit children the most. The problem with antivaxxers is that they’re often people who were vaccinated as children themselves, but after years of being chronically online/social media, they then decide to fuck over their innocent children by not vaccinating them. Measles, for example, isn’t nearly the threat to adults that it is to kids.
So, letting the antivaxxers “die” won’t just take out the antivaxxers, it’ll also take out millions of other innocent people who can’t take vaccines as well as children who have no say in the matter.
This is one area where strong, science-based policies can mean life or death, so I’m all for vaccine mandates unless there’s a compelling reason for an individual to skip.
I am aware of all these high risk individuals, but what I didn't initially understand was how being vaccinated will limit spread any further than an unvaccinated population. As some users have pointed out to me, being vaccinated limits the time you have with the disease as your body is battling it out, so herd immunity works and finally makes sense to me.
Herd immunity is vital. Even the stupid need to be vaxxed.
From my rough understanding, getting vaccinated keeps you alive or get less severe symptoms, but you can still pass it on.
It greatly reduces the chances of contracting or transmitting the disease, in addition to limiting its severity.
People do not have the right to act in a way that decidedly harms others, and spreading disease counts. We all know (I really hope you do) that vaccines do not stop one from getting a disease but they do constrain it, shortening the illness, and reducing the symptoms.