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Originally Posted by Wyseguy
Not looking to argue for the sake or being disagreeable, but I fail to follow your thinking. A vaccinated person with a Delta Variant viral load is a breakthrough case. It really has nothing to do with what we are discussing. The comment made, was that a vaccinated person has a much lower chance of catching the delta variant from a vaccinated person with the same viral load as an unvaccinated person.
To your second point, are you suggesting a vaccinated person with a positive viral load of delta variant transmits some type of immunity along with the virus to another individual? That is the only way I can see what you are saying being logical. IMO, a vaccinated person with a positive viral load of Delta Variant covid is as likely to transmit the disease to person x as an unvaccinated person with the same viral load.
Your third point I disagree with as well. The chances of a vaccinated person getting the Delta variant of the virus may or may not be lower than a non vaccinated individual (I know they say the effects are less severe. Has it been studied yet if the vaccine prevents the transmittal of the Delta Variant?). I hope you stay healthy and happy.
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Well, again it just doesn't work that way. If I find my previous explanation on another thread I will repost it here so you can understand what I'm saying. But basically, you first have to find a breakthrough case to have a viral load. The last CDC number was 0.01% of 180 million vaccinated people. This is probably much higher but who knows. Then, in your scenario you have to assume that the antibodies raised by the vaccine haven't damaged the virus enough to render it inactive BEFORE it even gets to another person. Then, that person has to be susceptible, which again according to CDC numbers is essentially the unvaccinated and 0.01% of the vaccinated.
So, you might be right,
IF, we only discuss vaccinated people with a viral load that is just as contagious despite being in the presence of antibody in the vaccinated person transmitting COVID to an unvaccinated person. Not a real common scenario since the number of breakthrough cases is low (as of today, who knows what tomorrow brings)