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Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78 (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] Coach@lemmy.world 75 points 8 months ago

Ain't that a bitch. One virus took his body. Another took his life.

Both are preventable through safe, effective, and widely available vaccines. Vaccinate yourselves and your children, friends.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 38 points 8 months ago

Currently COVID-19 is not preventable through vaccination on its own, especially not at the currently recommended once-per-year schedule, because they don’t last anywhere near that long.

[-] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

It is not preventable to get down with it, but the vaccines reduce its effects so much that even people with chronic breathing illnesses or organ transplants can handle it like a moderate flu. Mileage will vary from person to person, of course.

Your direct point stands, but it is still a huge win for pro-vaccination.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 9 points 8 months ago

But the vaccine reduce the risk! That's the most important part

[-] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago

Those are good but you also need to mask to prevent the spread of covid.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

The COVID vaccine doesn't prevent you from getting COVID. It just mitigates the symptoms. You can still get it and spread it.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 26 points 8 months ago

Worth noting that being vaccinated makes it harder to spread

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 8 points 8 months ago

If anybody wonders how, it's because vaccination means the immune system reduces viral load, so you spread much less virus and thus others exposed have a better chance of avoiding infection.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

In other words, it does exactly the same as any other vaccine...

[-] Coach@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago

And what do you think people die from? The symptoms, knucklehead.

[-] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I'm aware of that but the comment I replied to says the virus is preventable. You really think I understand how the vaccine works but not what people die from or did you just need to make a degrading comment?