[thomashop]

Don't we need to vaccinnate kids to reach herd immunity? Sure it doesn't make sense when you look at young people in isolation but that is beside the point.

[rhino369]

Not when you factor in immunity from recovered people.

If we get to 60% of the total population plus 25% of the rest being immune from recovery, that is 70% total.

[antibuddy]

The vaccines are not sterile, so they do not stop the spread either.

[ceejayoz]

This statement makes no sense.

The mRNA vaccines are sterile; there's no active virus or bacteria in them. It's also conclusively determined they reduce transmission.

(The sterility of a vaccine has no impact on its ability to reduce transmission, anyways; they're not linked. Live-virus vaccines like the flu nasal spray vaccine can still prevent disease.)

[valarauko]

I think the comment was alluding to 'sterilizing immunity', rather than the aseptic nature of the vaccines themselves.