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Re:Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by Vaccination Status... by cdolan on Monday January 24, 2022 @10:37PM (#30067633)
Where does it say the vaccine has a measurable effect upon stopping transmission?

Recent news would say the exact opposite statement

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Re:Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by Vaccination Status... by maxerickson on Monday January 24, 2022 @11:12PM (#30067906)
The data is super thin on that (we don't know very much about people that are getting sick and not seeking care).

This article discusses an analysis of household transmission in Denmark. It was much higher in households with Omicron cases, but lower (56% lower) among boosted individuals compared to two dose vaccination:

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...

That's a pretty big reduction.

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