Re:Pfizer's oral Covid-19 antiviral cuts hospitalization, de...
by rbut on Friday November 05, 2021 @09:49AM
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Preventative of what?
Serious disease?
- The same/similar (though studies have shown this declines within 6 months). Op is correct.
Catching/Transmission?
- The current vaccines are systemic and not mucosal, so they don't stop it infecting the upper respiratory tract.
- A recent study shows fully-vaccinated households can spread at similar rates to unvaccinated households [1]
Serious disease? - The same/similar (though studies have shown this declines within 6 months). Op is correct.
Catching/Transmission? - The current vaccines are systemic and not mucosal, so they don't stop it infecting the upper respiratory tract. - A recent study shows fully-vaccinated households can spread at similar rates to unvaccinated households [1]
[1] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3...