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Originally Posted by TwistedChief
It's not the perfect comparison at all.
There's one strain of covid that's dominant in this country. It can probably be largely eradicated if a large percentage of the population gets the vaccine. So, in essence, if we all band together, we can make a difference for the public good. That's a large part of the argument for getting the Covid vaccine.
That's not remotely the case for the flu vaccine. Yes, in theory, getting that vaccine reduces the risk that you get the flu and also reduces the risk that others get the flu that season. And that's a positive! But it doesn't remotely eradicate the flu going forward. And the flu itself isn't as deadly as Covid.
Your agument is like saying, "If you don't wash your hands every time you get home, you're a total hypocrite by arguing for the Covid vaccine because by not washing your hands you could get sick and then get others sick."
Similarly, I got very ill with the flu going to the Chiefs/Texans playoff game a couple years ago. I'm sure I got it on the flight seated next to some guy. I should stop traveling altogether going forward based on your argument because I'm more likely to get sick and more likely to transmit it to others if I continue to go to Chiefs games.
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It is a perfect comparison to the point I'm attempting to make, however poorly I'm doing it.
If getting the covid vaccine knowing you have a 99.something% of not dying of the disease is the best thing for everyone else, the same logic should be used during flu season. It doesn't matter how effective the flu shot is going into flu season. Hope for the best that it is effective, which eliminates you transmitting the flu to someone down the line where it could prove to be fatal.