I can do what I like with my own body, period, unless the government mandates vaccines.
Why hasn't the government done that yet? Because they know it is not their right to tell people what to do with their bodies, and it is not the right of anyone on this forum to do that either,
either directly or indirectly.
I cannot pass it on to others because I don't have it and because I don't come into contact with others.
Why are people telling me I should take this vaccine? I consider this harassment especially after I have made my position clear.
Do you see me telling anyone NOT to get the vaccine? No, anyone who wants the vaccine should get the vaccine.
Trying to make this a moral issue won't work. People who got the vaccine and are out there interacting with other people have a chance of spreading the virus whereas I don't, locked up in my own house.
Can someone who has been vaccinated for COVID spread the disease?
The vaccine is designed to stop the virus from making you sick. We don’t know yet if the vaccine will stop you from spreading the virus. We should continue to wear masks, social distance, and wash hands after we’ve been vaccinated. (
source – Vanderbilt University Medical Center) (1.19.20)
What We Know and What We’re Still Learning
- We know that COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing COVID-19 disease, especially severe illness and death.
- We’re still learning how effective the vaccines are against variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. Early data show the vaccines may work against some variants but could be less effective against others.
- We know that other prevention steps help stop the spread of COVID-19, and that these steps are still important, even as vaccines are being distributed.
- We’re still learning how well COVID-19 vaccines keep people from spreading the disease.
- Early data show that the vaccines may help keep people from spreading COVID-19, but we are learning more as more people get vaccinated.
- We’re still learning how long COVID-19 vaccines can protect people.
- As we know more, CDC will continue to update our recommendations for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
Until we know more about those questions, everyone — even people who’ve had their vaccines — should continue taking
steps to protect themselves and others when recommended.
Key Points
- The risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection in fully vaccinated people cannot be completely eliminated as long as there is continued community transmission of the virus. Vaccinated people could potentially still get COVID-19 and spread it to others. However, the benefits of relaxing some measures such as testing and self-quarantine requirements for travelers, post-exposure quarantine requirements and reducing social isolation may outweigh the residual risk of fully vaccinated people becoming ill with COVID-19 or transmitting the virus to others.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)