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A health care worker with covid when they should not have it because of access to vaccines is a potential super spreader vector to others that are not yet vacci

A health care worker with covid when they should not have it because of access to vaccines is a potential super spreader vector to others that are not yet vaccinated or for whatever reason can't be. So to me that goes against the hippocratic oath. At a minimum they should have to disclose they are not vaccinated so patients can choose not to be around them. Though as others have said it sends a bad message to others that need it more. E.g. if I am a 25 year old that doesn't want to risk the side effects, 70 year olds with a heart condition and asthma that also decide against it with a very different risk profile have made a decision based on the young health worker... That being said certain people like the pregnant woman that feels we don't have enough data if there are any I'll effects on that particular group seems relatively valid.

Andys 6y ago
I thought the vaccine didn't stop the spread, just the disease? So the health care workers are going to keep spreading it either way.
- moocow01 6y ago
  It hasn’t been studied yet but it’s very unlikely this is true. Is there any previous vaccine that this has ever been true of? If it was wouldn’t that enable the disease to continue to be rampant among groups who were not vaccinated?
  - Andys 6y ago
    A quick google shows it is starting to be studied now. We just don't know yet, and its not a sure thing. It may take a future generation of vaccine to be more effective at preventing transmission. > The science behind this seeming contradiction is relatively straightforward. Vaccines like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s are injected into deep muscle and provide so-called systemic immunity. But they may still leave areas, particularly nasal mucous passages, where the virus is relatively free to multiply. Even without making the host sick, that virus can then potentially spread through coughing or sneezing, just as it is spread by a person with a full-blown coronavirus infection.

Andys 6y ago

I thought the vaccine didn't stop the spread, just the disease? So the health care workers are going to keep spreading it either way.

moocow01 6y ago
It hasn’t been studied yet but it’s very unlikely this is true. Is there any previous vaccine that this has ever been true of? If it was wouldn’t that enable the disease to continue to be rampant among groups who were not vaccinated?
- Andys 6y ago
  A quick google shows it is starting to be studied now. We just don't know yet, and its not a sure thing. It may take a future generation of vaccine to be more effective at preventing transmission. > The science behind this seeming contradiction is relatively straightforward. Vaccines like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s are injected into deep muscle and provide so-called systemic immunity. But they may still leave areas, particularly nasal mucous passages, where the virus is relatively free to multiply. Even without making the host sick, that virus can then potentially spread through coughing or sneezing, just as it is spread by a person with a full-blown coronavirus infection.