2 hours ago, Brunolem said:

Just read the text sent by Scott above...I am not impressed.

 

There are still multiple situations in which fully vaccinated persons need to wear a mask.

 

The CDC rules underline its lack of confidence in the efficiency of the vaccines...probably for good reason.

 

On top of that, despite having vaccinated more than 100 million people, the US still has over 50,000 cases per day, less than half the number of India and five times the number of Thailand (once adjusted to account for the difference in the size of the population), countries where barely anyone has yet been vaccinated...

I think you have to understand how viruses and vaccines work.  A vaccine will give you antibodies that will attack the virus after it enters your body.  But the virus does enter your body and it does replicate, the vaccine produced antibodies will keep it in check and you will not get sick, or if you do, it will be very mild.  

If you get a flu shot or have immunity to the flu, when you are exposed you will still get the flu virus in your body, it will replicate but the antibodies will keep it in check.  

No vaccine stops viruses in your nostrils and keeps it from ever getting in your body.  It does get in.   If it is the flu and you start feeling ill, then you are also infectious.  Before you feel sick, you are not infectious.  With Covid, you are infectious BEFORE you feel ill.  

 

What isn't known is how infectious a person is after vaccination and with exposure or a mild case.  

No vaccine is 100% effective.  They are very close to 100% effective from keeping you from getting very sick or hospitalized.   Since people may be infectious, masks are a 2nd layer of defense.

 

Trolling meme removed.