CV and mad panic behaviour

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The CDC is concerned that vaccinated people infected with Covid are as infectious as unvaccinated people who are infected. Studies suggest that (of course, more work needs to be done). That's why the CDC changed its advice to require masks indoors and out regardless of vaccination status.

However, if vaccines prevent a good percentage of recipients from getting Covid, then that reduces the rate of infection in the population.

I think the problem is that public compliance is often taken for granted, but public compliance rarely is ever matches the guidelines. The UK found this out when they did some large scale studies of sporting events, public compliance with the rules was apparently below 15%, and the biggest problem was exposed to be public behaviour around the events not in the venue. The homes, pubs and clubs people gathered at before or after. I suspect the same will apply with office workers on the morning coffee run or post work socialising!

The fundamental is that for compliant behaviour the vaccines seem to reduce both infection and transmission, but if people change their behaviour too radically the level of exposure changes and the figures then vary. I heard a couple of experts on podcasts a few weeks back who predicted this "over-correction" in public behaviour would cause a spike in the UK that should quickly settle.

Ideally the correct public path is cautious freedom, not unlimited celebration!

I suppose the worry is that being vaccinated encourages people to slack off and not to follow the rules that keep unvaccinated people safe.