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But is the pandemic over? It's clearly not, and that was the point of the lyric. Countries with 90%+ vaccination rates are still having lockdowns because of breakthrough cases.

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You're adding things that aren't there. The lyrics are just "the jab stops the spread." That is true.

I was unaware that we interpret poetry literally in 2021.

You're acting as if your interpretation is the only valid one. Since not everyone will interpret "the jab stops the spread" as "the pandemic is over", the best we can do is interpret "the jab stops the spread" as ... wait for it ... "the jab stops the spread".

My interpretation would be closer to "the jab slows the spread".

Yeah, to be fair that is probably a more accurate statement.

Edit: and while we're here, here is politifact's take:

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/14/joe-biden/...

Concluding it's "half true" fits this thread well :)

>The lyrics are just "the jab stops the spread." That is true.

I say this as someone who's vaccinated; that is not true. It can limit the spread by reducing the viral load you give off, but you can still be vaccinated, get the virus, be asymptomatic (or not) and transmit it.

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