Putting too many eggs in the vaccination basket in order to prevent a local *transmission* has issues.
One is, what happens when, like the US, people stop getting vaccinated at the initial most enthusiastic initial rates?
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
One is, what happens when, like the US, people stop getting vaccinated at the initial most enthusiastic initial rates?
cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
What happens is massive exponential rise in cases and hospitalisations in that location because of too few/weak NPIs in place due to the earlier narratives which paraphrase as "we can live with it".
Another issue for interrupting transmission is it takes time to build up full immunity-even with shortened dosing intervals between doses. Yes, one dose makes a difference & is better than none. Get vaccinated if you can & if supply allows it & your GP has addressed your concerns
Another issue-we don't have good data on how well transmission is prevented by vaccination for Delta variant virus-definitely some. Seems to be quite a bit for other variants but if we don't know, we shouldn't speak with such confidence that vaccination will stop an outbreak
Perhaps the biggest single issue for Australia has been the AZ vs Pfizer issues and the supply issues.
Pfizer supply will soon pick up & AZ is safest for those >60y, with the suggestion you speak with your GP if you are under that age group & concerned about rare side-effects
Pfizer supply will soon pick up & AZ is safest for those >60y, with the suggestion you speak with your GP if you are under that age group & concerned about rare side-effects
That's from tga.gov.au/periodic/covid…
By "rare" re: AZ I mean these figures from ATAGI's 30JUL2021 update...
health.gov.au/news/atagi-upd…
health.gov.au/news/atagi-upd…
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