[cjdaly]

> get enough people vaccinated that community spread stops being a thing

The problem with this plan is that vaccinated people still catch and spread the virus. The available vaccines do not create "herd immunity" in the traditional sense.

I think the best argument for getting a vaccine now is you will be much less likely to get hospitalized (and/or die) if you catch COVID after being vaccinated. But that argument may not apply to people who already caught it, recovered and now have some natural immunity.

[thebraxton]

Don't they have a lower probability of catching it so it does have a serious impact

[Texaner]

Right. Also a lower chance of hospitalization and death, therefore preventing hospitals from clogging up.

[elihu]

That's a good point. I suspect that being vaccinated reduces the likelihood of spreading it to other people somewhat, but I don't know if the data supports that.