Viruses are tiny enough to get through masks, sure, but most viruses you'll come across in a infectious respiratory disease will come in the form of droplets containing the virus being expelled by the infected. Masks are very capable at handling those.
Viruses will evolve as it's replicated across hosts. Variants that are too lethal will end up disappearing because their hosts will die quickly before it can be spread widely. On the other hand, variants that can co-exist with the host (at least for a good amount of time) will be more successful at becoming the dominant variant.
Good on you that you got vaccinated, but know that the vaccine doesn't prevent you from actually getting infected, it's just that you will never develop any (serious) symptoms if you do. You can still spread the virus, although there is some evidence to suggest you will be less infectious.
Looks like that is going to work out perfectly:
Vaccinated people spreading the virus may be possible in some unlikely scenario, but operating as if that is a major thing would be pretty insane. Vaccinated people spreading the virus hasn’t shown to be any kind of real world threat. There isn’t evidence for it. Has it happened? Sure. Anything can happen, but it’s not any large scale issue or how we should make policy. The evidence is the vaccine is highly effective in protecting both spread and infection.
To protect my under 12 year old kid? Wearing a frigging mask that I've been wearing for the last 14 months is a small price to pay to reduce the risk, however small.
Ah yes, the “for my kid safety” argument ender. Under 12 kids are virtually zero risk for Covid overall and you spreading it to a child after being vaccinated is probably the most unlikely scenario possible. Unless you literally put your kid in a bubble to avoid any exposure, you wearing a mask after being vaccinated is like 2 millionth on the list of things to worry about. If your kid is in contact with anyone whose vaccine status is unknown, your efforts are even more irrelevant. But do you.
Virtually zero is not the same as zero. If wearing a mask reduces the risk even further, what's the harm in wanting to protect my own kid?
Virtually zero is the argument for the vaccine too. You took a small risk getting that, so you are just selectively hysterical. We’re done.
Wow, you Trumpers are just impossible. What harm am I bringing by wearing a mask to protect unvaccinated like yourself or those that are not eligible? If it wasn't for the vaccinated population, US will be on yet another wave. Instead of a simple thank you or even respecting other people's freedom to wear mask, you are insulting the considerate population.
There is evidence from the PHE that suggests the vaccine will reduce your transmission rate by only around half, which obviously a lot better, but not a non-threat either. There is also evidence that the reduction can be as high as 90% coming out of Israel, so we don't know for sure just yet. Vaccines don't protect you against asymptomatic infections at all by the way, it only protects you against symptoms because your body will know how to fight it. That generally goes for vaccines for diseases of all types. Whatever the case, I don't have an issue with wearing a mask until first and second dose numbers are more or less the same for my area.
This is ignoring medical costs, hospitalization, recovery and lingering side-effects due to covid-19.
Yes, but I make sure everyone wears seat belts.
This ignores opportunity costs.
