Posted on 02/03/2021 2:42:16 PM PST by Olog-hai
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine does more than prevent people from falling seriously ill — it appears to reduce transmission of the virus and offers strong protection for three months on just a single dose, researchers said Wednesday in an encouraging turn in the campaign to suppress the outbreak.
The preliminary findings from Oxford University, a co-developer of the vaccine, could vindicate the British government’s controversial strategy of delaying the second shot for up to 12 weeks so that more people can be quickly given a first dose. Up to now, the recommended time between doses has been four weeks.
The research could also bring scientists closer to an answer to one of the big questions about the vaccination drive: Will the vaccines actually curb the spread of the coronavirus?
It’s not clear what implications, if any, the findings might have for the two other major vaccines being used in the West, Pfizer’s and Moderna’s. …
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This has been known to be highly likely for quite a while and no one has claimed they don’t reduce or prevent transmission. What’s been said is that there haven’t been studies done yet to determine the extent to which this is true.
But of course transmission from vaccinated people is reduced; possibly down to nothing. More information will continue coming out as we gather more data. There’s a reason smallpox is gone and polio is nearly gone.
Study finds COVID-19 vaccine may reduce virus transmission ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It’s a rare side effect but it does happen sometimes. Other studies are now underway to determine if natural immunity is a factor.
The vaccine Czars are working hard to remove this unwanted side-effect.
Possible Side effects?
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