•Delta B16172 fastest growing variant in US has IMMUNE EVASION PROPERTIES,greater risk of hospitalization & 5 to10 SECOND transmission.
•CDC REPORTED 4,115 people have been HOSPITALIZED OR DIED w/Covid DESPITE BEING FULLY VACCINATED.
2)However, the CDC said that number is likely an UNDERCOUNT & also doesn't include mild or asymptomatic cases.
About HALF OF ADULTS INFECTED in an outbreak of the delta variant in Israel were FULLY VACCINATED w/the Pfizer vaccine.
3)Canada & UK have GROWING reports of BREAKTHROUGH INFECTIONS.
The vaccines are highly effective in preventing infections but they DON'T block every one & delta can REDUCE VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS.
4)The WHO has urged fully vaccinated people to continue to wear masks & practice social distancing.
If you received 1 shot of a 2 dose vaccine, you only have approx 33% protection.
If you had one shot of J&J vaccine, a booster shot might be needed, as delta spreads.
5)THE MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED, THE LESS MUTATIONS WILL OCCUR. If the virus continues to jump from person to person it will result in the emergence of more infectious variants.
6)VACCINE BREAKTHROUGH means the virus can get through & anyone can become infected w/a mild case or a more severe case that requires hospitalization.Even with a small percentage of breakthrough infections, the fact that it's happening is the point & how many more will there be?
7)People have a false sense of security & the WHO & the CDC need to get on the same page with the concerns & mask protocols. The WHO is right to say that fully vaccinated people should continue to wear masks in public.
8)The WHO warned & upgraded delta being a Variant of Concern weeks before the CDC did & now it's in the US & surging.
Delta variant can spread within 5 to 10 seconds of exposure. ‘Fleeting encounters' & respiratory aerosols.
9)It's still in-question & unknown exactly how long protection lasts for those who are vaccinated or when it begins to decline. Experts are working to learn more about vaccine induced immunity & natural immunity.
10)There are people who are medically unable to get vaccinated and others with weakened immune systems that are not fully protected. The children who are too young & the people who don't have the accessibility to the vaccine. They need to be protected.
11)The fact that anyone randomly can get or pass delta, vaccinated or not, wear a mask indoors & when you're in large groups outside w/strangers. It'll give you the most protection until a bigger percentage are vaccinated. Enjoy the re-opening but do it safely. It's just a mask
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HOW DO WE KNOW WHETHER SOMEONE WE DON'T KNOW HAS BEEN VACCINATED OR IS FAKING IT?
We can't depend on the honor system in deciding to wear a mask around a stranger.
We may see spikes in COVID transmission Fall & Winter due to increasing FAUDULENT & COUNTERFEIT vaccine cards
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2) We still need to be protected, it is too soon to ditch your mask.There are reports in many states of vaccination cards being produced, stolen, forged & transferred as well an upsurge of online & dark web scammers.
3) Fraudsters are setting up backed online stores to sell fake COVID vaccination cards for $20 to anti-vaxxers & people leary of the vaccine.There are thousands of these online stores.The Dark web selling fraudulent COVID negative test results for $25 & Vaccine cards for $200
J&J & Astra Zen Viral vector vaccines use a modified version of a different virus to deliver instructions to our cells. AZ also uses a mod virus from chimps. Moderna & Pfizer vaccines don't use the same technology.
How they work, differences
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1)Some experts suspect the key technology used to make the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as well as the AstraZeneca vaccine may play a role in the blood clots.
2)Both the AstraZeneca & the Johnson & Johnson vaccines use an inactivated form of a common cold virus, called an adenovirus, to teach the immune system to recognize the spike protein found of the surface of the coronavirus
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT ROSE, a beautiful strong woman in her 80s.A woman who could do things that people even younger then her couldn't. She lived alone in the house where she raised her children doing most things for herself. ROSE went to THANKSGIVING at her son's house
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She was just going to see her son's family for the holiday. Of course it was safe because it was her immediate family she thought, just like a lot of people are thinking.
💔 Days later ROSE DIED of COVID, ALONE in the hospital.
It turned out that her grandson in his 20s came for the holiday not knowing he had it. "HE FELT FINE" was what he said. Not only is there a terrible LOSS of a bright light but a family and grandson will live with this GUILT for the rest of their lives. You can't unring the bell.