[mannanj]

Also your question is phrased in such a way that it implies the only answer to a disease is vaccination.

There is a huge body of evidence on viruses that methods besides vaccines also work. Vaccines aren't the only answer. In fact, this is the only time in science we've said "Vaccines are the only answer, forget everything else we know about protecting the body from viruses" (zinc, sunlight, anti-virals, general healthy behavior)

[skulk]

Are you forgetting about the guidelines around social distancing, masking, hand washing, not congregating around stale air? They haven't gone anywhere since vaccines became mainstream. It seems you're deliberately ignoring all of those efforts to make your argument.

[mannanj]

I am not deliberately ignoring those. They just aren't as relevant to the topic of vaccines.

Vaccines are being marketed as the only reliable ingest-able product, that works against COVID.

And all of those things you mentioned: social distancing, masking, congregating around stale air- they've all actually been compromised since vaccines came onto the market. Have you not been to a single bar since vaccines came to market? At least in Northern Virginia and LA, people have started going to places without masks, spent more time in rooms with people in higher populations, and distanced less. In fact, do you remember the time the CDC contradicted themselves to people telling them that yes they have to keep wearing masks then saying no they don't?

So, Yes, all those things have gone somewhere since vaccines became mainstream.