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Seems that HN Doesn't like the idea that there is no evidence about how the vaccine works with spread https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/getting-the-vaccin
by iso1210 6y ago
Seems that HN Doesn't like the idea that there is no evidence about how the vaccine works with spread
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/getting-the-vaccine-doesnt-necessarily-stop-you-spreading-covid-19-to-others_uk_5fe307b8c5b66809cb2eca66 https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/getting-the-vaccine-d...
Professor Chris Whitty, England’s chief medical officer, recently told a press conference that true herd immunity will only occur if we have vaccines that can reduce transmission between people. At the moment, we don’t know if they do.
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/who-warns-vaccines-will-not-necessarily-stop-the-spread/13020048 https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/who-warns-vaccines-...
But the World Health Organisation says even though vaccines have been created.. none of those will necessarily stop the spread of the virus, rather - only stop the virus from becoming a serious disease inside our bodies.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-vaccines-moderna-transmission-rates-b1761236.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronaviru...
"They do not show that they prevent you from potentially carrying this virus transiently and infecting others," Moderna Chief Medical Officer Tal Zaks told Axios, adding the public should not “over-interpret the results” of the vaccine yet.
I'd defer to Moderna's CMO, Englands CMO, and the WHO, but it does make sense -- after all the vaccine helps you fight the virus, but it seems people are spreaders before they even have symptoms (which I believe is a sign of the body engaging it)
Aiming a vaccination program at spreaders rather than those most likely to suffer seems a risky move.