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Originally Posted by Marcellus
There is a very real theory that says vaccinating the people who aren't hunkered down in nursing homes etc...is the fastest way to herd immunity.
People confined to their homes aren't spreading covid, the people still doing every day jobs as mundane as stocking shelves in grocery stores are a larger risk of spread.
The faster you stop spread the faster this goes away.
So priority would go health workers first then everyone else. If you vaccinate all the hospital and nursing home care givers that should stop that spread there, then you go on to everyone else still moving around out in the community.
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Like I said, it's a very nuanced conversation. It's not black and white.
For instance, the people in nursing homes are getting it from people coming in and out, not hte people already there. So vaccinate the workers and such.
The elderly get hit hard and thats where a large portion of deaths come from, but they aren't exactly super spreaders and such. The younger handle it better, but they spread it more.
It's a tough situation.