TikTok videos question why get a vaccine if we still have to mask and distance

TikTok videos using the same Q&A-style script and wording are questioning the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination. They argue that there is no point to vaccination, given that people must continue to follow public health guidelines even after vaccination (masks and distancing), and it remains unclear whether vaccines prevent transmission. While these videos do not contain misinformation, they are misleading. They create a false equivalency between the significant individual and community protection provided by approved COVID-19 vaccines and the necessary, temporary inconvenience of mask wearing and social distancing to protect others until studies provide confirmation of the risk of spreading the virus after being vaccinated.

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