Wuhan Virus Update

Yes, and a simple search of PubMed will find plenty of references to peruse.

FredHayek wrote: I was very eager to get the vaccine myself but it only helps prevent infection, it doesn't eliminate your chance of getting Covid-19. Dr. Fauci agrees. He is advocating that vaccinated Americans traveling to unvaccinated areas continue to use masks.

This is kind of misleading the way you stated it FH. No vaccine "eliminates" 100% of your chance of getting a virus, but they do significantly, and drastically reduce your chances, particularly if most of the population gets vaccinated as well so we provide herd immunity to each other (and those who cannot get vaccinated). That's why wearing a mask will continue to help and should be worn in areas where the risk of infection is higher because there are active cases and a lower population vaccination percentage.

COVID-19 is going to become endemic in our population just as the flu is, but the faster we stop this wave, the more likely we nip it before it has a chance to mutate to something far worse. There are long-term effects of this virus that we are still discovering and evaluating, and the vaccines have proven safe enough (safer than getting the actual virus) and far more effective than probably most people could've hoped they would be.

Regarding ivermectin, if you aren't medically incapable of receiving a vaccine, why would you refuse treatment that prevents a disease from happening rather than risk becoming infected and then having to take a drug that has potentially serious/lethal side effects, isn't proven to reduce your risk of hospitalization, and isn't proven to prevent infection? Drugs cause far more deaths than vaccines do, it's a no-brainer when weighing the costs vs benefits. Not to mention that the vaccine is completely free, while ivermectin costs you.