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Originally Posted by Atlantica
I did a quick google search and this came up:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02689-y
Basically indicates that with Delta, doubly vaccinated individuals (like me and many others on this site) may spread the virus at rates comparable to unvaccinated after a number of months. I have no idea whether the literature cited in this article is accepted by the medical community or not.
This is an evolving field and I assume that unlike my quick search, a comprehensive medical lit. search may uncover other perspectives. All that said, it is easy to see how individuals like Mike Fisher can always find "evidence" to support their opinions. |
I'd just like to add that this specific study, though very new and interesting has not been peer reviewed. The authors also make the distinction that you are more likely to contract the delta variant if you are unvaccinated, so the vaccinated are still less likely to spread delta because they are contracting it less.
And they still recommend increased vaccination to protect the most vulnerable, which is what most people here from my understanding are also advocating for.
"Increasing population immunity via booster programmes and vaccination of teenagers will help to increase the currently limited effect of vaccination on transmission, but our analysis suggests that direct protection of individuals at risk of severe outcomes, via vaccination and non-pharmacological interventions, will remain central to containing the burden of disease caused by the delta variant."
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...xt#cestitle180 is where you can find the full study if anyone is interested.