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We have avoided widespread measles outbreaks for decades


So what? That's a total non sequitur. The measles vaccine is highly effective at preventing infection and transmission. That situation doesn't obtain with SARS-CoV-2. The vaccines are pretty good at preventing deaths but they have only a marginal and temporary effect on preventing infection and transmission. For the foreseeable future, every time you interact with another person (or certain other mammal species) there is a significant risk they will transmit the virus to you. That is our reality and wishful thinking won't change it.

Instead of trying to avoid infection and most likely failing, a more productive approach is to focus on reducing the risks of a bad outcome when you inevitably do get infected. For most people that means getting vaccinated plus resolving any major risk factor conditions such as obesity, type-2 diabetes, and hypovitaminosis D.

And you didn't answer the question. Which specific "experts" claim it will be possible to avoid infection?


All the ones signed up here for a start https://peoplescdc.org/ They recently had an opinion run in the Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/03/people...


Neither of those links support your claim. They don't state that it will be possible to avoid infection. Certain non-pharmaceutical interventions can potentially delay exposure for certain individuals, but unless you hide in a sterile bubble you will be exposed.

And the so-called "People's CDC" isn't even a serious scientific or medical group. Unlike the real CDC, they're not doing any original research or useful analysis. It's merely a political advocacy group. There's nothing wrong with political advocacy but don't confuse it with actual science.




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