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		mattrighetti on Dec 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders... Lower probability of getting infected != prevent infection. Lower probability of getting infected == lower probability of spreading the virus != vaccines prevent transmission.

joshuamorton on Dec 3, 2021 [–]

Preventing transmission is not binary.

Reducing the probability of transmission is preventing transmission, as it is preventing [some] transmission.

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