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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It's also worth noting that vaccines are not 100% effective. You can get vaccinated, but still get the disease. I read that one of the hep vaccines was around 90% effective and that was considered high.
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Very true, and as far as I can see no one is denying these facts. It does however demonstrate why it is even more important for everyone (who is medically able) to get these vaccinations in order to provide herd immunity
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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It is important that people know how effective it is. It is conceivable that large populations get vaccinated and the false sense of security does more harm than good.
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An interesting concept. But is there any data to suggest this?
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The H1N1 program was well underway before we knew how effective it would be. That seemed pretty irresponsible to vaccinate more than just the most prone people.
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It was also well underway before we fully understood who would be most susceptible and how serious the complication would be.
We did know however than the vaccine carried extremely low risk of serious complications, therefore it would seem to me to be most prudent to distribute it as widely as possible.
Hopefully the lessons we learned will make the decisions easier for us the next time we face a situation such as this.