The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 the world has encountered, and it is upending assumptions about the disease even as nations loosen restrictions and open their economies, according to virologists and epidemiologists.
Was the vaccine ever meant to stop the spread of the virus? I thought the main effects were to reduce the chances of death/hospitalization. As far as I can remember I never heard it also stopped the spread of the virus, but I could be wrong.
No, there was always pretty overwhelming evidence that it did significantly slow the spread of the virus. There likely still is with Delta, but much less so.
Vaccines are meant to do both; reduce the chances of getting it or spreading it, and if you do get it, then you are meant to be less likely to be symptomatic or harmed. It is still better to be vaccinated than not, but yeah there is a real need for better vaccines, especially with the low vaccination rates in many countries.
From what I remember hearing I think the first ad copy was to that effect.
But the more science based reporting that came after painted a the sobering picture of, "You can be vaccinated but you can still get sick and spread it. BUT the symptoms during infection are lessened to a more manageable degree."
Was the vaccine ever meant to stop the spread of the virus? I thought the main effects were to reduce the chances of death/hospitalization. As far as I can remember I never heard it also stopped the spread of the virus, but I could be wrong.
No, there was always pretty overwhelming evidence that it did significantly slow the spread of the virus. There likely still is with Delta, but much less so.
Thanks, just didn't remember if that had been put out there.
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I thought it made it so vaxxed people are less likely to spread it
Vaccines are meant to do both; reduce the chances of getting it or spreading it, and if you do get it, then you are meant to be less likely to be symptomatic or harmed. It is still better to be vaccinated than not, but yeah there is a real need for better vaccines, especially with the low vaccination rates in many countries.
From what I remember hearing I think the first ad copy was to that effect.
But the more science based reporting that came after painted a the sobering picture of, "You can be vaccinated but you can still get sick and spread it. BUT the symptoms during infection are lessened to a more manageable degree."