Covid/Vaccine Fatigue?

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ool got Covid-19 eleven days after she received the first Pfizer shot. Now her husband has it who already has asthma and lung issues. One dose does not offer enough protection.According to the <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/02/real-world-trial-pfizer-covid-vaccine-finds-high-2-dose-good-1-dose">Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy</a>, “a large observational, real-world study from Israel estimates that the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 46% effective at preventing infection 14 to 20 days after the first dose and 92% 7 days after the second dose.”If people can be protected up to 92%, why do they stop at 46%?I was hopeful that soon all adults would be fully vaccinate

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d and life could return to some sort of normalcy, but at this point even being fully vaccinated does not protect us enough. A colleague who is fully vaccinated was home today with two of her daughters who caught Covid-19 from family members who skipped a second dose.Many people do not even get vaccinated at all. Anyone over 16 can now be vaccinated in our state, but young people seem reluctant. Most states in the U.S. want to open all schools, but in Europe schools are closing since more and more children now get infected with Covid-19.I hope people realize that not only their health is at stake. Getting fully vaccinated will help all of us and is the first step in our attempt to fully reopen our economy.</article></body>

Why do many people skip the second dose?

I find reports alarming that many Americans simply decide to skip the second Pfizer or Moderna dose. One of our secretaries at school got Covid-19 eleven days after she received the first Pfizer shot. Now her husband has it who already has asthma and lung issues. One dose does not offer enough protection.

According to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, “a large observational, real-world study from Israel estimates that the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 46% effective at preventing infection 14 to 20 days after the first dose and 92% 7 days after the second dose.”

If people can be protected up to 92%, why do they stop at 46%?

I was hopeful that soon all adults would be fully vaccinated and life could return to some sort of normalcy, but at this point even being fully vaccinated does not protect us enough. A colleague who is fully vaccinated was home today with two of her daughters who caught Covid-19 from family members who skipped a second dose.

Many people do not even get vaccinated at all. Anyone over 16 can now be vaccinated in our state, but young people seem reluctant. Most states in the U.S. want to open all schools, but in Europe schools are closing since more and more children now get infected with Covid-19.

I hope people realize that not only their health is at stake. Getting fully vaccinated will help all of us and is the first step in our attempt to fully reopen our economy.