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Re:74% of recent Covid cases in parts of MA were among the v... by ghoward on Saturday July 31, 2021 @11:57AM (#28019248)
> Am not interested in rebutting every issue someone flags with this - its a high-level generalization. Am not a doctor etc. Look to CDC for guidance and authority.

I understand, but you have a glaring bit of misinformation:

> - Variants will continue to mutate as a significant % of people go unvaccinated.

The virus mutates in vaccinated people as well. If the entire population was vaccinated, we would still get new variants, mutating enough to defeat vaccines.

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Re:74% of recent Covid cases in parts of MA were among the v... by bamboozled on Saturday July 31, 2021 @06:31PM (#28022064)
Common sense would have it that if the virus was under attack from the moment it entered your body, it’s less likely to mutate, than if it’s lingering for weeks in an unvaccinated person doing its thing?
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Re:74% of recent Covid cases in parts of MA were among the v... by briefcomment on Saturday July 31, 2021 @07:00PM (#28022198)
I would assume any sort of attack, if it's not able to outright kill the virus, would accelerate mutation. The experts have conceded for a while now that the vaccine has been proven to reduce symptoms, but not necessarily reduce spread, so probably the right environment for mutation.
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Re:74% of recent Covid cases in parts of MA were among the v... by bamboozled on Saturday July 31, 2021 @07:13PM (#28022251)
So where are all the crazy new mutations then ?

I can tell who has been recommended Darkhorse podcast pretty quickly. I've listened to it too.

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Re:74% of recent Covid cases in parts of MA were among the v... by briefcomment on Saturday July 31, 2021 @07:33PM (#28022367)
I'm not saying there should be mutations. Just that if there are mutations, it's not clear whether the vaccinated or unvaccinated would be stronger drivers of it.
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Re:74% of recent Covid cases in parts of MA were among the v... by bamboozled on Saturday July 31, 2021 @08:01PM (#28022513)
Exactly so is it useful to constantly speculate about it ?
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