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Originally Posted by Wyseguy
You say "Despite the new nasal carriage viral load studies, it is almost impossible for a vaccinated person to spread the virus to another vaccinated person.".
If a vaccinated person has the same viral load of this new variant as an unvaccinated individual does, why would the chance to pass it on to another vaxed individual be any less? As an accountant I like to assign numbers to issues. If vaccinated Mary has a Delta viral load of 10. Unvaccinated John has a Delta Viral load of 10. Why would you (a vaccinated person) have a greater risk posed to you by one of the above vs the other?
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Because, like most medical issues, it is far more complicated than bean counting.
First of all, that vaccinated person has to be a "breakthrough" case, and that number is very low
Then, because the vaccinated person has antibodies to the virus, it is certainly possible, if not likely, that any viral particles transferred are much less likely to infect anyone.
Then, even if active virus is transferred, it has to be a susceptible host---ie: the unvaccinated
So the chances are quite low---I went through all the math on another similar thread.