PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY

Myth: The vaccines don’t really work that well – they don’t reduce virus transmission.

Fact: Most experts have been urging people to continue following public health guidelines, including masking and social distancing, even after they’ve been fully vaccinated. The reason for this recommendation is the clinical trials were not designed to test whether any of the trial participants contracted COVID-19 but showed no symptoms, but there is every biological reason in the world to believe that they will reduce asymptomatic transmission. In Israel, where more than 90% of those age 60 and over have been vaccinated, “cases have plummeted in this population.” “Not just hospitalizations, which was expected, but cases (asymptomatic infection) as well.”

Taken from American Association of American Medical Colleges website