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The definition of vaccine by some authorities changes according to evidently non-medical requirements. I'm not making a point. This is an observation. https://
by vixen99 5y ago
The definition of vaccine by some authorities changes according to evidently non-medical requirements. I'm not making a point. This is an observation.
https://www.citizensjournal.us/the-cdc-suddenly-changes-the-definition-of-vaccine-and-vaccination/ https://www.citizensjournal.us/the-cdc-suddenly-changes-the-...
It's generally recognized that the mRNA vaccine prevents neither infection nor tranmission of Covid-19. It does confer a certain benefit in terms of the severity of the disease if contracted. It's not an undiluted benefit as is indicated by the UK data (for instance) which documents significant numbers of deaths for fully vaccinated people.
See Table 2 in https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1027511/Vaccine-surveillance-report-week-42.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...
Viral loads can be the same for the vaccinated and unvaccinated. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.29.21262798v1.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.29.21262798v...
If this is a reproducible result, would it not render any vaccine passport pretty much meaningless in terms of public health?
- tsimionescu 5y ago> It's not an undiluted benefit as is indicated by the UK data (for instance) which documents significant numbers of deaths for fully vaccinated people. It is an undiluted benefit (your chances of survival are much much higher if you are vaccinated), but not a miracle cure, unfortunately. The UK data you linked still says 85% protection from symptomatic illness for Delta variant with Pfizer, 95% protection from hospitalization.