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.
Thanks for prompting me to look up the report on the Barnstable case, as I was not aware of it.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7031e2.htm
It definitely raises some concerns and questions, so I’ll be rethinking my own general attitude towards COVID precautions, but it does not increase my worry specific to group rides at this point, and I’ll continue with those.