I have a friend who's arguing that you shouldn't, because the vaccination rates aren't high enough yet, and since apparently people are stupid enough to go to the theater unvaccinated, they could get COIVD from being there and then spread it to other unvaccinated people.
However, in my state, getting the vaccine is very accessible and open to anyone over 16 now, and those with immunocompromised conditions have been able to get one since early/mid march, so, to me, it seems like anyone without one at this point is simply choosing not to get one. So, why should I continue to give up something as seemingly safe as sitting in a 200+ seat room with only like 10-15 people in it, socially distanced, with masks on, just because some assholes won't get the vaccine? I mean, both my friend and I work retail-type jobs that put us in contact w/ the public, so I don't see how the theater is any more of a potential spreading risk than work. So, unless you're still just isolating yourself completely in your home every day, is there really that much harm in going to theater once you're vaccinated?
As I said in my description, it's not so much about worrying over the personal safety of it, but of the moral/ethical responsibility of going before the population reaches a certain vaccination rate, therefor potentially spreading COVID to unvaccinated people.
Hate to break it to you, but America is so science illiterate that I suspect we will never be sufficiently vaccinated to achieve here immunity.
If immunity after you catch it lasts as long as I think it does (signs point to at least a year) there will be a significant boost to herd immunity just from people who've caught it, even unknowingly (must be common in America where people don't go to the doctor unless very sick). Since there is a tendancy for anti-vaxxers to group up both geographically and literally, it's not unthinkable to say we may get herd immunity from 70% getting vaccinated and 20% coughing in each other's mouths for fun
If someone is reckless enough to go to the theater while unvaccinated - a purely recreational and unnecessary activity - they will be getting sick sooner or later. This isn't the only high risk activity they have been/will be doing, surely. Does one really have a moral responsibility to protect people who are disregarding all caution themselves?
No but there's a small chance that you could carry it around even with the vaccine. You could carry it to someone who is unvaccinated at some point. I still think it's reasonable to go to a non-sold-out movie theater with 2 vaccine doses