Originally Posted by
terrymorse
I'm not convinced that the data support the "
vaccinated people are far less likely to become infected" conclusion.
In the July COVID-19 outbreak after large gatherings in Barnstable County, Mass., where the fully vaccinated rate was about 69%:
- 75% of the cases were in fully vaccinated people
- 79% of the COVID-positive vaccinated people were symptomatic
- 90% of the cases had the Delta variant
- the viral load of vaccinated and unvaccinated cases appeared to be similar
These data suggest that the virus was spreading easily among the unvaccinated. Which is why the CDC recently changed the masking guidelines.
I read that hospitalizations were something like 97% unvaccinated, so it seems like we're much less likely to be hospitalized, but yes can still catch and spread it. Makes me nervous with me about to go back to work where about 1/3 of my students can't be vaccinated yet, including my own child.