As time goes on I'm beginning to question whether this vaccine is doing any good. 

It has been a little over a month since getting fully vaccinated and most people haven't even got their first dose yet.   It remains a mystery why I was selected for the first 0.1% of people to get the doses, but it doesn't really matter because the vaccine records aren't of much interest to anybody.  They are far more interested in negative covid tests.  Of course you could argue that with a vaccine you have an almost guaranteed chance of getting a negative test result.  But then why would people still want you to get tested for covid if the vaccine was effective?  Follow the logic?  Spoiler alert:  it must be not effective.

As time went on there was more and more evidence to suggest that the vaccine was in fact useless.  I still have to wear a mask and get temperature checks done everywhere, show travel history checks, and of course there is a quarantine if I travel internationally.  Even a domestic trip like this I'm technically "not allowed" to be doing it and people are constantly afraid of resurgences.  But wait, shouldn't a vaccine protect against covid and negate the need for these protocols?  The fact that nobody else trusts the vaccine by not asking for proof of it suggests that this whole thing might be a big scam that I fell for.  

And what about this supposed mass vaccination drive to the public?  Indications are the current round of travel restrictions will last until March 31, so it seems they are either dragging their feet on purpose, or perhaps the vaccine is just a bunch of theatre to ease people's mental health and make it look like something is being done to stop covid.

If the officials are so adamant about lockdowns and testing, why are they not hyping up the vaccine with the same urgency?  Put another way, what exactly is the vaccine supposed to achieve?  

[Update November 2020]  At first there was some partial immunity generated.  Other countries instituted vaccine mandates while China never did.  They stuck to lockdowns and testing.  By around mid-2022 most everyone figured out you're better off just getting covid and letting the whole thing rip, well except China that is.