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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Apples and oranges, which is why one needs to know how to read the literature. The key words in that blurb were "once infected". Since the vaccinated are less likely to get infected, the amount of transmission will be vastly different, even if the transmission rate, once infected, is the same. The next phrase of importance was "household contacts". This represents a lot closer contact than going to the grocery store. Thirdly, the asymptomatic infection rate is not so important, since they are less likely to be spewing virus into the air. Also, it is not clear if the fully vaccinated person spread it to household contacts or if they contracted COVID elsewhere, unless the whole family was locked up for the whole 20 days.
So, was that erroneous post just a potential FYI, or was there some hidden anti-vaxxer agenda to it? "Enquiring minds want to know"  |
The point, which you seem not to have grasped, is that someone posted "It's been proven that vaccinated asymptomatic people can still spread the virus"
and you replied "At a far, far reduced rate compared to symptomatic, unvaccinated people" and the literature says differently. Other studies have also shown that vaccinated people who have contracted the virus, shed as much virus as non-vaccinated people. It really doesn't matter if you are unvaccinated or vaccinated, the virus will be spread the same ways - people coughing, talking, close contact, etc. In other words, the rate of transmission will be the same if you have the virus and are vaccinated or unvaccinated, but the number of transmissions will be reduced because the vaccinated are less likely to have it.