Vaccinated Michael Rosenbaum Gets COVID-19 Highlighting the Importance of Vaccines Alongside Other Anti-Virus Practices
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| Michael Rosenbaum, Inside of You Podcast. |
Michael Rosenbaum, who you may be more familiar with in his role as Lex Luthor on the TV Series, Smallville, but is currently making a name for himself with his podcast, Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum, recently announced that he had caught COVID-19.
The reason I bring this up is that he had mentioned previously on his podcast that he was fully vaccinated. Now I'm not pointing this out to say vaccines don't work, they do, they're just not an absolute guarantee that you can't still carry the virus, or get sick from the virus. Michael is a relatively high profile example.
In a previous post, Lower Your Expectations, COVID-19 Vaccines aren't a 'Cure All', I highlighted that vaccines are just another line of defense against the virus. They don't make you immune to being a carrier or from experiencing symptoms. However, if you do experience symptoms, they should be less severe, and it's less likely you'll need to be hospitalized.
That said, Michael did describe his symptoms as 'f**king brutal'. However he still advocates for getting vaccinated and attributes being vaccinated as a contributor to his recovery.
In a more recent post, COVID-19: Not Vaccinated Does Not Equate to 'Anti-vaxxer', I pointed out that, even though you're vaccinated, maybe getting back to normal things, like packing into a crowded stadium for a sporting event or concert, might still not be a good idea just yet. Especially when it only takes one person with COVID-19, loose in the community for a few days undetected, to cause a lockdown.
An argument could be made that a vaccinated person with COVID-19 is less likely to think they have the virus and get tested than an unvaccinated person. They could potentially be in the community longer and spread the virus further.
If you are vaccinated, that's great. I fully support you and your decision. Just don't treat people who have yet to get vaccinated (or choose not to at this time) as some kind of bane to your ability to get back to 'normal'.
While you do have a lower risk of carrying the virus, or showing symptoms, you aren't immune. You could be in a stadium full of vaccinated people with any one of them unknowingly carrying the virus. Should that happen, are you going to be all over that and get tested right away, or are you going to just assume you're probably okay, because you've been vaccinated?
As always, I fully support vaccines, getting vaccinated, and your right to choose whether you do get vaccinated. I especially support getting vaccinated if you often place yourself in high risk environments where COVID-19 may be present.
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Personally I'm keeping an eye on vaccine research. I've heard rumblings that some health officials are considering a third jab may be beneficial... which gives me pause for concern. Firstly, it's hard enough rolling out a vaccine that requires two applications without adding the pressure of a third.
However, following on from some research that suggests your two jabs of vaccine could be one of each type, a third jab is really getting into the fuzzy logic of more medicine equals faster cure... when it actually results in an overdose, and potentially death. 'More is better' is not a mantra for medicines you want to promote.
What I really want to hear is 'we've come up with a vaccine that stops COVID-19 in its tracks'. That may or may not be realistic but hopefully researchers are getting good data from everyone who has confidence in getting vaccinated. Thank you to everyone who has. Maybe one day we will have a reliable cure and not just a vaccine?