A surprising number of people seem to be unaware of this.
Study after study has shown that vaccination reduced the impact of the virus:
"COVID-19 vaccination both before and after having COVID-19 significantly decreased post–COVID-19 conditions for the circulating variants during the study period although vaccine effectiveness was low." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726631/
"Three and four doses of BNT162b2 or CoronaVac were effective against Omicron infection 7 days after vaccination (VE of 48% (95% credible interval 34–64%) and 69% (46–98%) for three and four doses of BNT162b2, respectively; VE of 30% (1–66%) and 56% (6–97%) for three and four doses of CoronaVac, respectively)." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02219-5
Because no vaccine is 100% effective.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334400362_Compulsory_vaccinations_for_children_Balancing_the_competing_human_rights_at_stake
https://www.future-ed.org/the-outbreak-archipelago-when-school-choice-meets-vaccine-exemption/
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/this-is-what-happens-when-children-dont-get-vaccinated
https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/consumers-biologics/vaccines-children-guide-parents-and-caregivers
https://elm.umaryland.edu/elm-stories/Elm-Stories-Content/Vaccines-One-of-the-Greatest-Public-Health-Achievements.php
A surprising number of people seem to be unaware of this.
Study after study has shown that vaccination reduced the impact of the virus:
"COVID-19 vaccination both before and after having COVID-19 significantly decreased post–COVID-19 conditions for the circulating variants during the study period although vaccine effectiveness was low." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726631/
"These findings suggest that first-generation COVID-19 mRNA vaccines were associated with protection against COVID-19" https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2802473
"Three and four doses of BNT162b2 or CoronaVac were effective against Omicron infection 7 days after vaccination (VE of 48% (95% credible interval 34–64%) and 69% (46–98%) for three and four doses of BNT162b2, respectively; VE of 30% (1–66%) and 56% (6–97%) for three and four doses of CoronaVac, respectively)." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02219-5
"The efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is higher for preventing severe infection and death than for preventing milder infection." https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(22)00390-1/fulltext https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9441009/