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Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78 (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

The COVID vaccine doesn't prevent you from getting COVID. It just mitigates the symptoms. You can still get it and spread it.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 26 points 8 months ago

Worth noting that being vaccinated makes it harder to spread

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 8 points 8 months ago

If anybody wonders how, it's because vaccination means the immune system reduces viral load, so you spread much less virus and thus others exposed have a better chance of avoiding infection.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

In other words, it does exactly the same as any other vaccine...

[-] Coach@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago

And what do you think people die from? The symptoms, knucklehead.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I'm aware of that but the comment I replied to says the virus is preventable. You really think I understand how the vaccine works but not what people die from or did you just need to make a degrading comment?