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So what does the Vacine do ..?

[2aProtectsTheRest]

The vaccines prevent severe illness and death. Likely also prevent you from spreading it to others.

Around 5% of people infected with COVID-19 require hospitalization. Around 3% end up in the ICU. 0.65% die.

Monoclonal antibody therapy is helping to reduce those numbers to an extent, but that gives a basic idea. The vaccines cut those numbers to zero.