So let me see if Ive got this right.
People who for no reasons except mad inventions are frightened of a vaccine against a virus which at least one of them (even more irrationally) doesnt even believe exists anyway, reference an article which they believe vindicates their rejection of a vital public-health intiative, by selectively quoting from it and cunningly ignoring the parts which say
Delta variant blamed for rise in viral load as study suggests fully jabbed could be as capable of passing on virus as non-immunised
even the fully jabbed carry high levels of the virus if they become infected and are also more likely to be symptomatic than vaccinated people who pick up an alpha infection.
The results suggest those who are fully jabbed could be as capable of passing on Covid as the unvaccinated, although they are less likely to pick up the virus in the first place.
"Two doses are still protective. You are still less likely to get infected, but if you do you will have similar levels of virus as someone who hasn't been vaccinated at all."
The researchers said they were not sure whether high viral loads would translate into the same levels of transmission for vaccinated and unvaccinated people because the fully jabbed may clear the virus quicker and so be infectious for a shorter period of time.
However, Prof Walker added: "The fact that they can have high levels of virus suggests that people who aren't yet vaccinated may not be as protected from the delta variant as we hoped.
"I suspect the higher levels of the virus in vaccinated people are consistent with the fact that unvaccinated people are still going to be at high risk."
the study showed the jabs are still helpful in preventing an infection in the first place, which will have a role in stopping transmission.
Prof Walker said that even if the jabs did not stop transmission, they were likely to prevent hospitalisation and death.
"There are lots of reasons why the vaccines may be very good at reducing the consequences of having the virus," she added. "You may well still have a milder infection and might not end up getting hospitalised.
Prof Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, said: "We now know that vaccination will not stop infection and transmission, although they do reduce the risk.
Actually, not really that cunning.
And they thought they would get away with it?
Is there something wrong with them, or is it just simply that they assume their own level of intelligence and capacity for rational thought matches everybody elses?
