Don’t get vaccinated to harm yourself and others | Blog post

With the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong, the government hastily tightened community quarantine measures, hoping to stop this round of the epidemic. Careful study of the spread of this wave of epidemics, apart from the violation of regulations by Cathay Pacific flight attendants during home medical surveillance, another focus is related to the failure of key recruits to be vaccinated.

This round of the epidemic spread through at least two routes. One is the 44-year-old young master in the sky going out illegally and eating with his family in Wangyuelou to spread the epidemic. The other transmission chain is the 28-year-old Cathay Pacific flight attendant wandering between two residences, each infected 35 The two-year-old brother and 62-year-old mother have not been vaccinated, so they are easily recruited. The family members of these two flight attendants have very low awareness of epidemic prevention. They live in the same room with the flight attendants who have returned to Hong Kong and have not been quarantined in the hotel, but they do not get vaccinated, which will eventually lead to disaster. If you have to contact high-risk people due to work or daily life, you are actually in a high-risk group. Not only do you need to be vaccinated, but also a third booster dose. However, the two flight attendants’ family members are not aware of vaccinations, and this is the round. The key to spreading the epidemic.

The 62-year-old mother, who did not receive an injection herself, was a social activist and liked to go to the Victoria Park to dance the square dance. She infected the first wave of four related persons, two of whom were not vaccinated. In addition, a 42-year-old male surveyor was later diagnosed. It turned out to be having breakfast in the Tin Hau Cafe at the same time as the stewardess’s 62-year-old mother. It is estimated that he was infected during this period. If the surveyor was vaccinated, he might not be recruited. .

This flight attendant Victoria Park dance group virus spread situation, if several key people are vaccinated, even if they are infected, the number of viruses will be much lower, and it may not infect others. This shows that not being vaccinated is really tiring.

Vaccination can not only protect yourself, but also protect relatives and friends around you.

Some people say that from mid-December to January 2nd, 9 Cathay Pacific crew members were diagnosed, and all the crew members required vaccination. Does that mean that vaccination is useless? There is a serious logical fallacy in this argument. First of all, vaccination will be strengthened. The human body is immune to the new coronavirus. Even if the Omicron variant virus has the ability to evade human antibodies, people who have been vaccinated, even if they are more likely to get a mild disease, many people are still asymptomatic. This can protect themselves from severe illness and reduce infection to others. chance. It is worth noting that most of the vaccinated people have not yet received the third booster dose. If they have all received the third dose, the epidemic prevention effect will be better and the virus transmission power will be weaker, which may be able to prevent this round of outbreaks. .

The government plans to expand the scope of the vaccine bubble on February 24. Those who have not been vaccinated cannot enter public places including restaurants. This is a good practice because if there are no policies and regulations, many people have no motivation to vaccinate, and they may think they are not. They will be infected, either because they resist government policies, or because they worry regarding the side effects of the vaccine. In short, these people will not be vaccinated without policy incentives.

Now, 4.68 million people have been vaccinated with two doses, accounting for only 63.3% of the total population (69.5% of the population suitable for vaccination). It is far from exceeding the herd immunity requirement of 80%. Everyone should be vaccinated as soon as possible to avoid being infected by the new crown. It’s tiring.

Liu Xinghua, Vice President of the Hong Kong Justice of the Peace Association

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