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Source? This is ongoing research but the hypothesis is that vaccinated people spread the same rate as asymptonic COVID-19 carriers. For example: https://global

Source? This is ongoing research but the hypothesis is that vaccinated people spread the same rate as asymptonic COVID-19 carriers. For example: https://globalnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/globalnews.ca/news/7559408/health-matters-covid-19-vaccine-immune-but-infectious/amp/ https://globalnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/globalnews.ca/n...

anonytrary 6y ago
Your link 404'd for me. Here is the direct link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7559408/health-matters-covid-19-vaccine-immune-but-infectious/amp/ https://globalnews.ca/news/7559408/health-matters-covid-19-v... As I said, my contacts in the medical field have the same opinion as the article. It's "unknown" officially, but apparently people on HN don't know anyone in the field who is literally on the front lines researching this. The overwhelming opinion (articles aren't being written yet, expect some in a few weeks) is that the Pfizer vaccine does not actually prevent spread of the virus, only symptoms which decreases the probability of spread, but does not completely prevent spread.
- ro-_-b 6y ago
  So for the vaccination it seems that: It does not prevent the virus from spreading It does not protect against certain variations that we are seeing like in South Africa This means that the pandemic will still be there next winter some how. Likely not as bad as it is now. But it won't be over yet as a thread for societies. Remember most emerging/developing countries are not expected to receive vaccinations any time soon. They'll be able to update the vaccination but many people will lose trust in them unfortunately Means that our economies & currencies will be in trouble Remote work will break through. After 2 years nobody is used to anything else anymore Many people will permanently lose their job/business, but software companies will continue to do extremely well (although there will be some regulatory crack down on the largest companies)
  - frabcus 6y ago
    Another option would be for Europe and the US to get people from Asia and Australia/NZ to teach us how to track and trace.
- prox 6y ago
  The right term would be sterilization vaccine, at least thats what a epidemiologist recently called it, if I remember the term correctly?
- morsch 6y ago
  The article is asking the wrong question (Immune but infectious: Can someone vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the virus?). The question is not whether or not, but to which degree. That is, how likely are they to spread the disease, how many people do they infect on average, how much virus do they shed...

anonytrary 6y ago

Your link 404'd for me. Here is the direct link: https://globalnews.ca/news/7559408/health-matters-covid-19-vaccine-immune-but-infectious/amp/ https://globalnews.ca/news/7559408/health-matters-covid-19-v... As I said, my contacts in the medical field have the same opinion as the article. It's "unknown" officially, but apparently people on HN don't know anyone in the field who is literally on the front lines researching this. The overwhelming opinion (articles aren't being written yet, expect some in a few weeks) is that the Pfizer vaccine does not actually prevent spread of the virus, only symptoms which decreases the probability of spread, but does not completely prevent spread.

ro-_-b 6y ago
So for the vaccination it seems that: It does not prevent the virus from spreading It does not protect against certain variations that we are seeing like in South Africa This means that the pandemic will still be there next winter some how. Likely not as bad as it is now. But it won't be over yet as a thread for societies. Remember most emerging/developing countries are not expected to receive vaccinations any time soon. They'll be able to update the vaccination but many people will lose trust in them unfortunately Means that our economies & currencies will be in trouble Remote work will break through. After 2 years nobody is used to anything else anymore Many people will permanently lose their job/business, but software companies will continue to do extremely well (although there will be some regulatory crack down on the largest companies)
- frabcus 6y ago
  Another option would be for Europe and the US to get people from Asia and Australia/NZ to teach us how to track and trace.
prox 6y ago
The right term would be sterilization vaccine, at least thats what a epidemiologist recently called it, if I remember the term correctly?
morsch 6y ago
The article is asking the wrong question (Immune but infectious: Can someone vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the virus?). The question is not whether or not, but to which degree. That is, how likely are they to spread the disease, how many people do they infect on average, how much virus do they shed...