Posted on 12/25/2020 12:45:31 PM PST by SeekAndFind
It’s surprising, but experts agree: The tens of thousands of people being vaccinated against the coronavirus right now may still be able to carry and transmit the SARS-CoV-2 virus to others, despite being well-protected against the symptoms of COVID-19 themselves. That means they must still wear masks and practice social distancing to protect those around them.
“We still have yet to learn how much infectivity is impacted by vaccination, thereby producing protection for those I am in contact with, not just for myself, when I receive a vaccine,” says Dr. Janet Baseman, a public health expert at the University of Washington.
This uncertainty is a consequence of the extremely rapid vaccine development process. Normally, a vaccine trial would observe recipients of a vaccine for a longer period of time, showing not just whether they became ill, but whether they spread contagion, before a vaccine entered wide use. While it’s likely that the various coronavirus vaccine candidates provide at least some reduction in transmission, it’s simply too soon to know for sure, or to what degree.
The science behind this seeming contradiction is relatively straightforward. Vaccines like Pfizer’s and Moderna’s are injected into deep muscle and provide so-called systemic immunity. But they may still leave areas, particularly nasal mucous passages, where the virus is relatively free to multiply. Even without making the host sick, that virus can then potentially spread through coughing or sneezing, just as it is spread by a person with a full-blown coronavirus infection.
“Having systemic immunity is like having a security guard that’s somewhere in the building,” says Joshua Michaud, an epidemiologist at KFF (formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation). “Having mucosal immunity is like having a security guard right at the door, ready to take on the incoming virus.”
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You’re a very obedient citizen and I’m sure your rulers appreciate your compliance.
“111 year old woman asks “Whatchoo talkin about Willis?”
Show me the rest of the 111 year old crew.
Get back to me when you are 110.
Amen, very well said. I see it is fearful ones, pushing vaccines, masks, etc. You are correct in stating Christians are commanded to not be fearful. I look around and see all the fear and realize it is being produced by all the non-belivers and athiests that are now controlling our society.
it was a joke, geez-
I remember, the words of our President not long after his diagnosis. “Do not be afraid of the virus.”
I lost my awesome cousin in another state a month ago, he had underlying issues, but this I know, for them to not allow one family member with him makes me sick to my stomach. No accountability from these people, no one to look after him to make sure he had an advocate, no one there to say, Dad I love you before he passed. We the people need to fight and fight hard!
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