This might have been discussed before so if someone can summarise:
- What is the difference in immunity that I develop from getting Corona and getting vaccinated? Vaccines are also mild inactivated virus.
- If there is none, then isn't this wildfire spread of Corona in India a fast and painful path to herd immunity?
- We all agree that figures are grossly underreported. More so, several times more people are getting infected but not tested and they are recovering. So more and more people are coming out of this with some immunity?
- Do people who have had Corona, need to be vaccinated?
- if this thing is moving in waves and the vaccine ensures that the next infection is a mild one, then we all agree that Corona will hopefully become another common cold or pneumonia which also kills several thousand every year. So how long before we reach that stage?
PS: How long before people start claiming elections and Kumbh was a master stroke surgical strike to build herd immunity?
Cannot summarize all but I'll answer your questions
@Renegade.
1. My Dad tested +ve for COVID back in December, he had all the symptoms and for 20 days when I was taking care of him, I have seen what this weird disease can do. He was having Cold, Cough (Lasted for 4 days and it was 24x7), Upset Stomach, Pain in legs, Headache, Fever, Loss of Taste and Smell, Hallucinations too (Yeah you read it right). He lost more than 15KG weight and add to that, the Anti-biotics do even more damage.
One good thing was that he does not have any Sugar, High BP, Chronic diseases etc. and also the infection did not spread in Lungs or Liver (This one is worst and recovery is less than 5%). There cannot be shortage of oxygen as we live in a Forest area in Himachal (Its carbon -ve in my area).
Then me and my Mom got ourselves tested but we were asymptomatic (Zero Symptoms). Doctor told us that there is unlikely any chance of getting COVID again barring if we are careless and the Anti-gens in our body will last anywhere from 6 to 9 months. The Vaccine, makes your immune system think that it is under attack so the body starts doing prep work, it is like China is going to attack and we are presuming it. Before that itself, we will have our Army, Navy and Airforce ready for the battle or war. But yes, with first dose, you will feel feverish, headache, loss of taste for 2 to 3 days.
2. In India, herd immunity is the only way forward, we are at 135 to 140 Crores and no way we all can be vaccinated in the next 10 years too, given at the pace we are doing it right now. If you recall Italy, the Doctors had to make the tough decision, on whom to save and whom to let go but it was done with tactics like if they let go of a person, how much tragic it will be for the Family and also for the Country. Right now, their total population has been reduced by 15 to 18 percent in a Year.
3. Under-reporting is very common across the Globe, two reasons. First is to avoid panic within the country and Second is to pose a rosy picture in front of the world or hide the failure or lack of farsightedness.
4. I did not get myself vaccinated but my Mom and Dad did. Now this is on you, if you think that it will help, there is no need to have an extra shield or armor (sort of). But do not stop practicing precaution and Social Distancing. This is a very debatable topic, I am against it as I had COVID and my body self developed the immunity or was so strong that did not let anything happen to itself but then I don't have to be a Superman either and know the boundaries within which a Human body operates or works. There is a limit to which you can push.
5. Back in Early 1900's, I think before WW1, Spanish Flu wiped 60 percent of Europe and almost finished Spain. Researchers says that it was the same disease and was gone in 2 to 3 years. Almost 100 years later we are at the same stage but back then people would listen, today, people do not. So in my opinion, this is going to stay for 3 to 4 more years and cause even more damage to many countries. I don't know but I still think that China has a cure to this disease, either they are controlling the media (which is not possible to do at 100%, because there should be leak somewhere), or they wiped this plague of a disease completely within 15 months to 18 months.
