I think ojno has a point. Furthermore, to the best of my knowledge the protection from the vaccines takes a bit of time (10 days? 14 days?) to kick in after the vaccination. Arguably “proceed with the same caution as before” is a better message than “go nuts, dance and hug and visit all your friends” in this period, and for simplicity’s sake this has become the default message.
Who am I kidding, this is of course because we don’t want vaccination to be unfair. If you get social benefits from being vaccinated (by not having to abide by some of the restrictions) then the prioritisation discussion would be even fiercer than it is now. Plus, the more Sacrifices to the Gods you publicly support (h/t Svi) the more of a Serious Person you are, which the CDC tries very hard to be.
10-14d after the first shot you’re still not very protected. Protected enough that I think a strategy of focusing on first doses probably makes more sense, but not protected enough for most of this post to apply.
I think ojno has a point. Furthermore, to the best of my knowledge the protection from the vaccines takes a bit of time (10 days? 14 days?) to kick in after the vaccination. Arguably “proceed with the same caution as before” is a better message than “go nuts, dance and hug and visit all your friends” in this period, and for simplicity’s sake this has become the default message.
Who am I kidding, this is of course because we don’t want vaccination to be unfair. If you get social benefits from being vaccinated (by not having to abide by some of the restrictions) then the prioritisation discussion would be even fiercer than it is now. Plus, the more Sacrifices to the Gods you publicly support (h/t Svi) the more of a Serious Person you are, which the CDC tries very hard to be.
FDA is using 7d for Pfizer (https://www.fda.gov/media/144245/download) and 14d for Moderna (https://www.fda.gov/media/144434/download). I’m using “two weeks after the second shot” in the post to be on the safe side.
I meant after the first shot, sorry for the confusion.
10-14d after the first shot you’re still not very protected. Protected enough that I think a strategy of focusing on first doses probably makes more sense, but not protected enough for most of this post to apply.