The incoherent logic behind Biden’s vaccine mandate

What the president says here makes no sense. Biden is claiming that the vaccines are highly effective at preventing serious illness and death (fact check: true ). Yet, he is simultaneously arguing that his mandate is necessary to protect the vaccinated from the hazard of unvaccinated coworkers. If the president’s first claim is true — and it is — then the second one must necessarily be false.

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Yes, the vaccinated can still get “breakthrough” infections of COVID-19, but these are exceedingly rare. And even these cases are almost certain not to result in hospitalization or death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , “More than 99.99 percent of people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 have not had a breakthrough case resulting in hospitalization or death.” The fully vaccinated are statistically more likely to die from a bee sting than COVID-19 .

Simply put, the vaccinated have next to nothing to fear from COVID-19 — and, therefore, nothing to fear from the unvaccinated.

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