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"Our vaccines are working exceptionally well. They continue to work well for Delta with regard to severe illness and death - they prevent it, but what they can'
by EB-Barrington 5y ago
"Our vaccines are working exceptionally well. They continue to work well for Delta with regard to severe illness and death - they prevent it, but what they can't do anymore is prevent transmission."
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoInteresting - is there a link that could be quoted? I think it would be interesting to many people. As I say, the belief is very widespread. For example this article shared by another commentator also says vaccinated people "seem less likely to pass it on to others": https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/09/sterilizing-immunity-myth-covid-19-vaccines/620023/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/09/steriliz...
- maxerickson 5y agoShe is specifically saying that people with breakthrough infections are infectious there, she isn't characterizing the overall impact of vaccination on transmission there. A vaccine that fails to totally prevent transmission can of course still be reducing transmission (and this is likely the case with COVID).