Posted on 09/12/2021 12:31:48 PM PDT by Fractal Trader
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Covid guidelines have many Americans confused. Vaccinated people are supposed to resume wearing masks, lest they contract and spread the virus.
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The answer is that there’s more than one kind of immunity. Internal immunity protects the inside of the body, including the lungs. This occurs by release of antibodies of the Immunoglobulin G type, or IgG, into the blood and production of T-cells. Vaccines injected into our muscles are highly effective at stimulating internal immunity. This largely protects vaccinated people from being overwhelmed by the coronavirus, unless they have an immunodeficiency or are exposed to an unusually large amount of the virus. Vaccination will dramatically reduce your likelihood of serious illness or death if you’re exposed to SARS-CoV-2.
In contrast, mucosal immunity provides the first line of defense by protecting the nose and mouth, and by doing so also reduces spread to others. The mucous membranes secrete a particular form of antibodies of the Immunoglobulin A type, or IgA. But vaccines injected into our muscles—including all the approved inoculations against Covid—are largely ineffective at stimulating the secretion of IgA into our noses that occurs after actual infection with a virus. As a result, vaccinated people can contract a Covid-19 infection confined to the mucous membranes.s
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But this data appears to be distorted by ascertainment bias: The vaccinated people who showed up for testing were disproportionately those who were symptomatic. Better-controlled data from the Mayo Clinic suggests that efficacy of the vaccines against nasal infection, including asymptomatic cases, has fallen from the original level of around 90% to 76% for the Moderna vaccine and 42% for the Pfizer vaccine since Delta’s emergence.
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(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
Better-controlled data from the Mayo Clinic suggests that efficacy of the vaccines against nasal infection, including asymptomatic cases, has fallen from the original level of around 90% to 76% for the Moderna vaccine and 42% for the Pfizer vaccine since Delta’s emergence. It follows that herd immunity from intramuscular vaccination is still possible, but it would require either a higher level of vaccination or continued masking and social distancing.
Uh huh
The actual title:
“Follow Your Nose to Herd Immunity”
Very interesting.
I think the worst is over. CDC data says 60% of US population is vaccinated and 20% have had the virus and therefore have natural immunity. 80%, by CDC definition is herd immunity. Time to remove all restriction and go back to normal.
I haven’t seen this story published in the American media. Purposely??
I merged a few sources of information below:
Selective Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Deficiency is the most common type of primary immunodeficiency syndrome. Individuals with this condition have a complete absence or severe deficiency of IgA, which is essential in the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts and plays a role in developing mucosal immunity and protection against infection. IgA is a type of antibody that protects against infections of the mucous membranes lining the mouth, airways, and digestive tract. IgA Deficiency is defined as an undetectable serum IgA level in the presence of normal serum levels of IgG and IgMWhile many people with selective IgA deficiency appear healthy, they are more prone to infections, allergies, diarrhea, and autoimmune diseases. The underlying cause of selective IgA deficiency is unknown. Familial occurrence has been reported, with some cases suggestive of autosomal dominant inheritance and others of autosomal recessive inheritance. At this time, there is no way to replace IgA in the body. Antibiotics may be used to treat infections or prevent new infections from occurring.
It is the most common of the primary antibody deficiencies. Most such persons remain healthy throughout their lives and are never diagnosed.
85–90% of IgA-deficient individuals are asymptomatic, although the reason for lack of symptoms is relatively unknown and continues to be a topic of interest and controversy. Some patients with IgA deficiency have a tendency to develop recurrent sinopulmonary infections, gastrointestinal infections and disorders, allergies, autoimmune conditions, and malignancies. These infections are generally mild and would not usually lead to an in-depth workup except when unusually frequent. They rarely present with severe reactions, including anaphylaxis, to blood transfusions or intravenous immunoglobulin due to the presence of IgA in these blood products. Patients have an increased susceptibility to pneumonia and recurrent episodes of other respiratory infections and a higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases in middle age.
In general, IgA deficiency is more common in Caucasians [POF -> there's that "white privilege" again!]. In the USA, the frequency is estimated to be from 1:333 to 1:3,000 among healthy blood donors. Of the blood donors screened in Japan, only 0.007% (1:14,840) were found to be IgA-deficient (less than 10 mg/dl). The frequency of selective IgA deficiency in the USA is more than 40 times that of Japan.
[POF -> NOW HERE'S THE BAD NEWS]: A strong positive correlation exists between the frequency of selective IgA deficiency and the prevalence of COVID-19 infection per population. The high frequency of selective IgA deficiency in the Western countries suggests that the heterogeneous genotype population is even higher, and that the number of COVID-19 infections increases proportionately, resulting in an increase in deaths.
Drug-induced secretory IgA deficiency has been identified. So far, cases in which drugs such as sulfasalazine, d-penicillamine, gold, phenytoin, valproic acid, thyroxine, captopril, levamisole, and cyclosporine cause secretory IgA deficiency have been identified. In addition, infectious diseases such as cytomegalovirus, rubella, toxoplasmosis, and Epstein Barr virus are also considered to cause secretory IgA deficiency.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 infections increased in clear proportion to the number of infected patients, and there is no significant difference in the mortality rate among countries. There was a strong positive correlation between the frequency of selective IgA deficiency and the COVID-19 infection rate per population. The low infection rate contributed to the low death rate from COVID-19 infection in Japan, suggesting that the extremely low frequency of selective IgA deficiency may be a contributing factor.
That 60% of vaccinated can still get the virus and spread it. Vaccinated people need to be quarantined and wear a mask for life
Says nothing about the person’s eyes.
That’s another route to the mucosal system, through the tear ducts, correct?
Intranasal vaccines aim to stop COVID-19 where it starts
The whole eye is susceptible, but the entryway is the duct, yes.
I just got back from a run to Home Depot. Lots of customers in masks, all employees in masks, the nonstop announcements on the PA System "We take your health seriously. We are in this together. Don't cough on the other shoppers. Don't wipe your snot on the shopping cart handles. Stay 100 feet away from others. Together, we can stop the spread." I am SO SICK of hearing that for almost 18 months now. Ugh.
especially when the mortality rate is so low. Why is this such a big issue, is it really a pandemic??
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“Why is this such a big issue?”
The Dems used it as one tool in their toolbag to beat Trump.
They are keeping it alive to bludgeon the mid-term elections next year.
So what’s the ultimate solution? Treat everyone who got the jab as modern day Typhoid Marys? Hey maybe they can isolate them on North Brother Island in NYC. Better keep my big mouth shut or they’ll get more dumbass ideas 😖
Thanks, interesting.
I’ve wondered from the outset if people who frequently get colds, etc., tend to have worse outcomes from covid. I almost never get colds or other respiratory problems anymore (knock on wood), staph seems to be all that can get to me, but not sure if this is due to taking vitamin D religiously or increasingly robust immune system due to inherited and natural factors (exposure to all kinds of pathogens over 60+ years).
So they want us to know that there are 12 levels of immunity? Oh ... my bad ... that’s 12 levels of COVID Purgatory.
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After learning about my SIgAD, and especially with the onset of COVID, I started taking the COVID Prophylaxis protocol, washing my hands a LOT more, and trying to avoid touching face, nose, and mouth. It seems to have helped reduce the colds I get. I usually got one per year, almost always turning into bronchitis. But I’ve been healthy for about two years now — an unprecedented run for me without a cold!
I had never taken Vit D before. I’m taking 5,000 IU per day now.
Same here. Other than a bout with pneumonia years ago I do get colds once in a great while, but I take C and D regularly. Our lovely daughter is a RNA who takes care of a vet who was exposed to agent orange and has ALS. In spite of his serious health conditions he always checks out negative for COVID even though his SIL and grandson caught it and got over it in a matter of days.
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