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Old 28th Aug 2021, 10:13
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Originally Posted by neville_nobody
Here you go... https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2074



So yes you are better off being vaccinated but in terms of stopping the spread it helps with Alpha not so much so with Delta.
From the article:

We don’t yet know how much transmission can happen from people who get covid-19 after being vaccinated—for example, they may have high levels of virus for shorter periods of time.

“But the fact that they can have high levels of virus suggests that people who aren’t yet vaccinated may not be as protected from the delta variant as we hoped. This means it is essential for as many people as possible to get vaccinated—both in the UK and worldwide.”
Doesn't sound like anyone really knows for sure. So let's just generalise. Like the original assertion -
if a vaccinated crew member is covid positive they will spread it equally the same as someone unvaccinated
It sounded to me like the OP was saying why get vaccinated, you will catch it from a vaccinated person just as easily. No wonder we have vaccine hesitancy with analysis of such rigour. The reason some get a flu vax each year is not to prevent catching it, it's to prevent getting really sick from it. There is nothing amazing about how this works yet people continue to question the validity of mandating vaccines in certain professions.
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