From what I read doesn't getting the vaccine reduce my ability to transmit the virus to others? From what I read Pfizer lasts minimum 6 months and is effective against the new variants. I do understand new variants can emerge at any time rendering the vaccine less effective but some immunity beats no immunity.
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It is not that easy. I think that vaccine-induced immunity can´t be as effective as a naturally acquired immunity, based on all compartments of the immune system. The best is to have a strong immune system and undergo the Coronavirus infection. For this of course a healthy lifestyle and an active social life is needed, contrary to the lockdowns and wearing masks (which weakens the immune system). And it could well be that for future variants, the vaccinated patients are more susceptible. I call them patients, as the Phase 3 studies are not over and safety surveillance studies have not been done - or rather are currently done during the mass vaccinations, without letting the participants know :)
The best way to get a good immunity is to have a nasal vaccination - inducing the cellular immunity.
Vaccines so far are as effective as naturally acquired immunity. The body doesn't seen to care where the message came from. But even if somehow the body could distinguish some difference the fact is many of us wouldn't survive the natural process.
This is true for the classical vaccines, but not necessarily for artificially introduced mRNAs. Did you know that up to 40% of the mRNA molecules are truncated (not full length) and therefore may be transcribed to shortened proteins with possibly other conformation and thus other epitopes?