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But unvaccinated people carry a higher load of virus, on average, and therefore pass it on to more people, on average.
by hestefisk 5y ago
But unvaccinated people carry a higher load of virus, on average, and therefore pass it on to more people, on average.
- refurb 5y agoUnvaccinated but recovered from a prior infection? Doubtful. The UK paper on Delta seemed to suggest that wasn’t true even for the unvaccinated-never infected as well. Google the Lancet article. Viral loads were similars, infection risk wasn’t that much lower for vaccinated. I think recovery was quicker by a day, maybe.
- hestefisk 5y agohttps://theconversation.com/your-unvaccinated-friend-is-roughly-20-times-more-likely-to-give-you-covid-170448 https://theconversation.com/your-unvaccinated-friend-is-roug... Research from Australia suggests otherwise. 20x.
- peteradio 5y agoYou are spreading misinformation, that link makes no reference to recovered individuals.
- hestefisk 5y agoHow is it misinformation? I am talking in general terms, not recovered.
- peteradio 5y agoThis entire thread is discussing recovered. Only your responses seem to remove that qualifier, if you want to discuss immune naive individuals perhaps find a relevant thread. You'll find it very difficult find immune naive individuals outside of full lockdown countries so their discussion seems odd in the context of nations like France or USA.
- refurb 5y agoThat’s unvaccinated, not recovered from an infection. Also, got a journal article to reference? The UK data is pretty good for Delta. That is a quote by the health authority with no references given. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00648-4/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3... Vaccination reduces the risk of delta variant infection and accelerates viral clearance. Nonetheless, fully vaccinated individuals with breakthrough infections have peak viral load similar to unvaccinated cases and can efficiently transmit infection in household settings, including to fully vaccinated contacts.
- StingyJelly 5y agoOn avearge That's mainly because among them are those who never had the virus / had it early. Viral load seems to correlate with time since prior immunization, be it recovery or vaccination. Regulations often ignore that and are only built around vaccination status.