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To: silverleaf
Scientists find that fully vaccinated carry 251 times the covid viral boogies as unvaccinated. Meet the super spreaders.

This has been posted and debunked multiple times.

The greater viral load is from the Delta variant vs. the original "wild" version. It has nothing to do with vaccination status.

Did you honestly not know that?

67 posted on 08/29/2021 6:08:45 PM PDT by semimojo
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To: semimojo

Debunked by who?
Oxford University? Lancet?
“ break through” = post vax infection

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3897733

Abstract
Background: Data on breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infections are limited.

Methods: We studied breakthrough infections among healthcare workers of a major infectious diseases hospital in Vietnam. We collected demographics, vaccination history and results of PCR diagnosis alongside clinical data. We measured SARS-CoV-2 (neutralizing) antibodies at diagnosis, and at week 1, 2 and 3 after diagnosis. We sequenced the viruses using ARTIC protocol.

Findings: Between 11th–25th June 2021 (week 7–8 after dose 2), 69 healthcare workers were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. 62 participated in the clinical study. 49 were (pre)symptomatic with one requiring oxygen supplementation. All recovered uneventfully. 23 complete-genome sequences were obtained. They all belonged to the Delta variant, and were phylogenetically distinct from the contemporary Delta variant sequences obtained from community transmission cases, suggestive of ongoing transmission between the workers. Viral loads of breakthrough Delta variant infection cases were 251 times higher than those of cases infected with old strains detected between March-April 2020. Time from diagnosis to PCR negative was 8–33 days (median: 21). Neutralizing antibody levels after vaccination and at diagnosis of the cases were lower than those in the matched uninfected controls. There was no correlation between vaccine-induced neutralizing antibody levels and viral loads or the development of symptoms.

Interpretation: Breakthrough Delta variant infections are associated with high viral loads, prolonged PCR positivity, and low levels of vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies, explaining the transmission between the vaccinated people. Physical distancing measures remain critical to reduce SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant transmission.

Funding: Wellcome (106680/B/14/Z and 204904/Z/16/Z).

Declaration of Interest: None to declare.

Ethical Approval: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of HTD and the Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee, University of Oxford, UK.


85 posted on 08/30/2021 4:48:12 AM PDT by silverleaf (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act)
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