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we don't know if the vaccine stops transmission yet?
Supposing it doesn’t stop transmission, only prevents people from getting ill, would that mean that people who chose to forgo a vaccine will end up at high risk of contracting covid once everyone else is socialising and mixing again?
Adhiero-
If the vaccine makes your immune response recognise and attack it then I'd be surprised if it doesn't bring transmission down, maybe there's a period where it replicates and is transmissible before your immune response kicks in fully and you can spread it a bit but less virus replicating in your body would likely mean less getting passed on. Obviously, immune or not, you'd still remain a vector for spreading other people's shed virus, like touching a few things in a supermarket and spreading it around and passing it on or similar.
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I know almost nothing about vaccines, but I find the idea that your body can be really good at fighting the disease after vaccination, but that this still leads to you being infectious quite confusing.
Can anyone explain how you could both be able to not get seriously infected, yet still able to effectively spread it? What existing vaccines/diseases behave in this way, and how? (not a direct question - just if anyone can chip in)
It also seems surprising that it is taking so long to establish this, given the trials were some time ago and now real world data that must be coming in.
The tin foil hat side of me might suggest it is convenient to leave this question hanging, as it makes it easier to insist on maintaining social distancing - which will still be important in a partially vaccinated community. There is also limited benefit in the vaccine companies releasing this data, as it's not like they need to drum up demand...
snottyotter
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Unless I'm mistaken, we don't know if the vaccine stops transmission yet?