Vaccinated people have higher infection rates than unvaccinated - among all age groups over 30.
This is data from Public Health England. Rate is per 100,000.
Original graphs from PHE attached, reference link on thread.
Thanks @tlowdon
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This is data from Public Health England. Rate is per 100,000.
Original graphs from PHE attached, reference link on thread.
Thanks @tlowdon
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https://twitter.com/tlowdon/status/1443988016767197184
At the same time, vaccinated individuals are less likely to be admitted to hospital, or die from COVID-19.
The reported death protection is likely to be an underestimation, because vaccination preferentially occurs among people who have more background illnesses.
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The reported death protection is likely to be an underestimation, because vaccination preferentially occurs among people who have more background illnesses.
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The question is why the rate of infection is higher among vaccinated people.
It is obvious by now that vaccines aren’t very good at stopping the virus from entering the nose or throat, particularly past the initial few weeks of high antibody titres.
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It is obvious by now that vaccines aren’t very good at stopping the virus from entering the nose or throat, particularly past the initial few weeks of high antibody titres.
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Long-lived mucosal immunity is not adequately generated by these injectable vaccines, while systemic immunity against organ damage is very good.
That’s why hospitalisation is substantially lower among vaccinated people.
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That’s why hospitalisation is substantially lower among vaccinated people.
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As to why vacccinated people are testing positive, it is also possible that vaccinated people socialise more - because they feel confident and enjoy greater access public places, but that’s speculative.
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As to why children aren’t testing positive, it could be that the vaccination was more recent (hence they are still in the “superhigh” window of antibodies)
Testing strategies could be different for these age groups, e.g. unvaccinated children could be getting tested more.
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Testing strategies could be different for these age groups, e.g. unvaccinated children could be getting tested more.
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These data must be used constructively to modify public health strategies, in particular the concept of vaccine passport, as many of us had written earlier, is invalid.
A careful watch has to be maintained long-term for any [real] decline in protection from severe disease.
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A careful watch has to be maintained long-term for any [real] decline in protection from severe disease.
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