Help me understand

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Why can't carers/nhs staff work without having a vaccination?

How is having the jab making it safer for anyone but myself?

As I understand it the vaccination does not stop me catching Covid or spreading it but it can stop me being very ill or dying.

How does staff being vaccinated really keep others safe?

I understand by not being as ill it puts less strain on the NHS but that's it.

Can anyone help me understand?

I'm not an anti vaxer by the way.

1. Vaccinated as less likely to spread covid compared to unvaccinated - unvaccinated in a health care system are exposed to vulnerable patients and more likely to spread it.

1. Unvaccinated are more likely to be severely ill and require hospitalisation than vaccinated - working in healthcare situations they have higher exposure to covid - higher likelihood of catching it - higher likelihood of ending up in hospital and subsequent pressure on NHS/staffing.

The vaccines don't prevent you catching Covid, but they reduce the chances of you catching it, by around 50% I think depending on the vaccine, when you had it, etc. So, if you're less likely to catch it you're less likely to spread it. Also, with milder symptoms you're less likely to spread it too.

I think I've only heard it once that the vaccine reduces your chances of catching Covid, why isn't this published more widely?

It has been published. I’ve read about it in the papers and also hear it on radio and news. Here’s a link.

Based on these data, the researchers estimate that fully vaccinated people in this testing round had between around 50% to 60% reduced risk of infection, including asymptomatic infection, compared to unvaccinated people.

In addition, double vaccinated people were less likely than unvaccinated people to test positive after coming into contact with someone who had COVID-19 (3.84% vs 7.23%).

www.imperial.ac.uk/news/227713/coronavirus-infections-three-times-lower-double/

Surely you can see that if you are less ill with a virus circulating in your system you are far less likely to pass it onto others?

Would you rather stand next to someone with a mild temperature or someone coughing, spluttering and sneezing all over you?

The vaccine may not stop you catching or spreading it.

However..

It statistically significantly lowers your chances of catching it and, also, even if you catch it, you are less likely to spread it (as will probably have a lower viral load).

I think you are confusing not being 100% protected with not being protected at all.