Delta variant outbreak in Israel spreads to some vaccinated adults

NY Post ^ | 6.27.21

[Tipllub]

An outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Israel has spread to some vaccinated people — with about half of the adults infected fully inoculated with the Pfizer shot, a health official said.

Ran Balicer, who heads a COVID-19 government advisory committee, said that about 90 percent of new infections in the country were likely caused by the Delta variant, a highly-contagious strain that first emerged in India, the Wall Street Journal reported.

“The entrance of the Delta variant has changed the transmission dynamics,” Balicer said.

[House Atreides]

“…Ok...so the question running through my brain is, if you’re vaccinated and come down with Covid, was it due to the so called vaccination? Secondly, are vaccinated people shedding Covid to others?”
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That’s seriously what’s running through your brain? For question 1… no, vaccinations don’t cause COVID-19. Question 2… no, simply being vaccinated will not cause you to infect others with COVID-19,

[metmom]

They are blaming the “variant” when it could simply be the vaccine that’s killing people.

But they would never even consider that as a possibility, or at least admit it.

[servantboy777]

>>vaccinations don’t cause COVID-19.<<

It’s not a vaccine. So, how can you explain breakthrough infections?

[Retphys]

. As effective as the vaccine is, it’s still not 100%, thus breakthrough infections. We already know that people with leukemia and lymphoma are less likely to produce antibodies in response to the vaccine. Studies have also found that while those over 75 (and more so for those over 85) are less protected from COVID, they are as protected as those under 65 from severe cases or death.

Given that, it’s not surprising there will be breakthrough cases, and even some deaths.

[Jane Long]

👍🏼

[BeauBo]

The Indian/Delta (B1.617.2) Variant is now spreading in the United States - up to about 20% of new cases, and growing in proportion to other strains.

The Brazilian/Gamma (P1) variant is also increasing its share of the new cases, as the UK/Alpha (B1.1.7) variant declines proportionally.

Through July, we will get our real test against this Delta variant. We will probably see its share of new cases rise, as it has elsewhere - quite likely becoming the dominant variant here as well. We will see how our vaccinations and acquired immunity stand up to it.

So far, new Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths Nationwide have stayed low and flat, as Delta has grown toward 20% of new cases.

Delta is notable in a few ways. First, it is more transmissible (spreads quicker). Second, it is (marginally) more successful in evading immune response, whether from previous exposure, or from vaccination. Third, it seems to infect younger populations a bit more (but not necessarily more lethal).

Over 99% of US COVID Deaths now are among those not fully vaccinated. We will see how successful Delta is in evading that strong protection. Likely it will be able to infect a higher percentage of vaccinated people (who could transmit it), but it seems unlikely to seriously hospitalize or kill many vaccinated or previously exposed people.

The Pfizer (and likely Moderna too), seem to pack a significantly stronger punch against Delta, than the AstraZeneca Vaccine - about five times the level of circulating antibodies.

For Herd Immunity Threshold (HIT), the formula is 1-1/Ro, where Ro is the replication rate. The higher the replication rate (the more transmissible) the higher percentage of the population that must be immune (through vaccination or exposure) to choke off the spread. The original strain of COVID need about 60% of the population immune, Delta seems to be closer toward 80%. We are pretty far along with vaccination (66% of adults with a first shot, 46% of the total population fully vaccinated), with particularly effective vaccines - but it is probably going to come down to how much other immunity we have out there, as to whether or not Delta will be able to muster a last hurrah of a flare up in the USA.

[Tennessee Nana]

Eh ???

[silverleaf]

Like they said

An outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Israel has spread to some vaccinated people — with about half of the adults infected fully inoculated with the Pfizer shot, a health official said

[Arcadian Empire]

Get injected with the poison called a vaccine, suffer horrifying short-term and long-term damage from that, and then contract and transmit the disease that the poison claimed to protect you against anyway.

[tlozo]

Like they said An outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in Israel has spread to some vaccinated people — with about half of the adults infected fully inoculated with the Pfizer shot, a health official said

Your statement was:"“some infected’ = half of them Pfizer vaxxxed" is WRONG. Vaccinated infected new cases = 1/4.

[Jane Long]

I gave you a thumbs up.