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https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/08/health/pfizer-waning-immunity-bn/index.html

so for folks not yet vaccinated will they combine the booster with the original vaccine when it comes on the market

just a thought

That's the spirit.

Beyond snarky condescension, do you have an argument?

People who are vaccinated don't need to wear masks to protect themselves. Anyone who wants protection from the virus has pretty ready access to the vaccine by now.

So is there any justification you can give, ethically, why vaccinated adults should be wearing masks? 

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Beyond snarky condescension, do you have an argument?

People who are vaccinated don't need to wear masks to protect themselves. Anyone who wants protection from the virus has pretty ready access to the vaccine by now.

So is there any justification you can give, ethically, why vaccinated adults should be wearing masks?

Some people want the public to wear masks indefinitely because... reasons?

There's no science behind it.

The vaccine replaces the mask, and it's far more effective at its job.  That's the entire point.

I saw two people yesterday outside with masks on, first time in a while.  One was on a nike, outside, in a very uncrowded area.  And no, I don't see any need for masks outside period, maybe in a crowded room, maybe.  It's common practice in Asia apparently.

ATL has a low rate of new cases, to the extent that is relevant, fortunately.

Delta is taking hold globally pretty fast I think.  Israel is a place to watch.

Many of us have speculated for a while, that boosters would become necessary.  I don't think this should be surprising or unsettling news. 

If they can demonstrate improved efficacy against mutating strains, then I don't consider it a money grab either.

But I do see it as evidence that long-term, we're just going to have to get used to this virus living among us.  Eventually its novelty will wear off and it will affect humans less dramatically with each passing year.

Just by sheer numbers, there's no way to control a virus that spreads this easily.

Globally, there are billions of people that will never have the means, capability, or access, to get any vaccination at all.  Billions.

The virus will continue to spread and mutate with that population, and will subsequently continue to get reintroduced into the vaccinated population. Because there's absolutely no way to ensure that those populations remain isolated from one another, in any long-term scenario. 

I read that all the Covid virus in the entire world could be contained in a shot glass. Nothing you can do about that, unless you just stop breathing.