It's been reported that viral loads for the Delta variant are the same in vaccinated people as they are in the unvaccinated.
It's been reported that viral loads for the Delta variant are the same in vaccinated people as they are in the unvaccinated.
Covid-19: Fully vaccinated people can carry as much delta virus as unvaccinated people, data indicate
Adults who have been fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 can carry the same viral load of the delta variant as those who are unvaccinated, a preliminary analysis of UK data suggests.1 The latest results from the UK’s national covid-19 infection survey show that having two vaccine doses remains...www.bmj.com
Almost everyone who is anti-vax or vax-hesitant fails to understand this, sometimes performatively.
Indeed, people seem to have forgotten about that little thing called our immune system. SARS-CoV-19 is not some mythical beast that our immune systems cannot see, many people who caught it early on before vaccines will have developed their own immunity. That's not to say that the vaccine isn't needed, the best strategy was always get the vaccine so that our immune systems were at least aware of some of the virus' proteins so that when we inevitably came into contact with it the immune system could quickly ramp up production of antibodies to aid the B & T cells that would be dealing with the cells already infected. However the vaccines simply train the immune system to recognise the virus, or at least bits of it. The vaccines still require people to have a healthy immune system to be effective, they are not a magic barrier from the virus.
It really should be the primary focus, a healthy, happy society is far less likely to suffer from viral infections. This has been observed by organisations like the WHO where people don't have access to healthy food, or are in stressful situations illness rates are often higher.
I'm not talking necessarily about mandating changes, just making sure people better understand what simple measures we can take to better our immune systems because we seem to have forgotten all about that in this country.
I don't disagree with the principle I just don't see any Government of any stripe doing anything about it whether that be by simple education or more intense intervention. Far easier to not address the problems, allow people to die early, live with chronic health conditions they needn't have had to (or needn't have been so severe) and continue to overload the NHS with people who could have avoided it entirely with a bit more education/support. Actually trying to address them in a meaningful way means £££ and probably confronting cultural behaviours to boot.
Yes - and the reason why we're in the current mess is that very large numbers of people found their immune systems didn't fight it off. I know people for whom Covid has been very minor, and others for whom it has been pretty damn tough despite the protection provided by vaccination. Vaccination at the very least provides significant protection by helping your immune system if you are infected.
The human immune system has been selected through evolution (IMHO). There is a balance to strike between having an immune response that clears up an infection, and having an immune response which stops you from being able to hunt or gather food, or escape from predators. In evolutionary terms, it doesn't matter if some individuals die. It does matter if you don't keep a big enough population to keep breeding.
It is a money tree for pharmas, especially when you consider that around the time that boosters came into the equation both Pfizer & Moderna increased the cost of the vaccines. If that doesn't raise eyebrows I've no idea what would.
Why would you not get jabbed? If I catch the flu I’d still get my flu jab if offered.
Flu has a different strain every year hence the need for a job. Coronaviruses are much more stable so not necessary. Not comparing like for like.
