How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says

Re:How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says by refurb on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:29AM (#28165460)

Looking at countries with high vaccination rates but still dealing with uncontrolled outbreaks, the breakdown of the infected pretty closely mirrors the percentage vaccinated in the overall population.

If the vaccine provided you with strong protection against infection, you'd expect the numbers to be highly skewed towards the unvaccinated.

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Re:How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says by MagnumOpus on Friday August 13, 2021 @03:40AM (#28166491)

First that is not true - in the UK for instance, hospital admissions are around 50:50 last I've seen, with 89% of adults vaccinated (pointing to 80%+ vaccine efficacy).

Second, even if it were true, the proportion of vaccinated people among the highly susceptible older population is far higher. These older people have higher chance and severity of breakthrough infection, so comparing raw number will get you misleading results.

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Re:How do vaccinated people spread Delta? What the science says by refurb on Friday August 13, 2021 @05:45AM (#28167113)

I'm not talking about hospital admission, which yes, are way lower in the vaccinated.

I'm talking about those with confirmed Covid infections. It looks like the vaccination does lower the risk of infection, but it's relatively marginal. But yes, it strongly protects against serious disease.

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