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In reply to the discussion: Notre Dame v Florida State [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)The more people who get vaccinated, the more that gap widens. But the more people expose themselves to COVID, the more people are going to die. I am just surprised you are surprised by this. Last year, everything was closed down - stadiums played in front of no fans, concerts were canceled, movies theaters closed, school was almost entirely virtual. But that is not sustainable. Unfortunately, we just can't lock everyone in their homes and hope to beat this virus that way. So, as we begin to open up, cases are going to rise and yes, sadly, that means more people are probably going to die as more and more people return to a semi-normal world.
What needs to happen is that we need to continue pushing vaccinations. Eventually, we'll hit a point where deaths are even smaller than the total active cases we see right now. The fact is, if we had the same amount of active cases last year as we do today, we're probably looking at 2x more dead than we are currently.
But this is the reality. People do not have the luxury of just surrendering themselves to home and never leaving it or interacting with people or going to movies, concerts or sporting events. It sucks there are people who continue to refuse to get vaccinated but they're generally the ones dying, so, hopefully it'll be a wake up call to get vaccinated for many.
Until then, though, as a vaccinated person, I'll go out and watch my favorite football team or listen to my favorite band. Ideally, these events would be for vaccinated only, or prove you tested negative within like a 48 hour period. But that isn't happening in my state and so, I guess I don't know what you or the OP want me to do about all this. I think we should totally prioritize care in the ICU units based on vaccination status. But that's not my say.