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Public Health Officials need to be clear on the message that vaccines stop mucifer Jul 2021 #1
Maybe, but I think there is a leap in your reasoning TimeToGo Jul 2021 #38
reread my post I was clear. I said almost always stops severe illness or death with delta mucifer Jul 2021 #39
Two weeks ago it was reported 79 fully vaccinated died in Mass womanofthehills Jul 2021 #75
Over 4 million fully vaccinated cannabis_flower Jul 2021 #84
Those percentages would be meaningful if all the vaccinated were infected with the Delta variant. NH Ethylene Jul 2021 #97
0.0019 percent Major Nikon Jul 2021 #85
In Illinois it's a few hundred people. They mostly have pre existing conditions and 6 million mucifer Jul 2021 #87
I was going by this line: TimeToGo Jul 2021 #102
just like the flu vaccine agingdem Jul 2021 #82
Fauci clarified this today in an NPR interview. wnylib Jul 2021 #89
I don't think "only" is accurate as to earlier variants - Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #99
I'm pretty sure that, before delta, Fauci wnylib Jul 2021 #104
Again. I'm pretty sure transmission is possible in breakthrough cases Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #108
I agree that many people do speak wnylib Jul 2021 #118
You do recall his early statements on masks, don't you? Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #119
And that the vaccines were developed for the ORIGINAL strain oldsoftie Jul 2021 #69
Long haul also can, and often does, occur in fully vaxed folks SheltieLover Jul 2021 #2
Really? First I've heard of this. Can you provide a link? Dream Girl Jul 2021 #5
Talk to OhioChick SheltieLover Jul 2021 #14
Thanks. In order to have "long haul" I'm assuming one would have to be symptomatic and pretty Dream Girl Jul 2021 #26
The way I understand it, SheltieLover Jul 2021 #28
Long haul COVID does occur in mild, even asymptomatic, cases. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #33
You are so right! Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #58
One of my friends in Provincetown, and a friend of his Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #66
Totally agree that people on DU are buying into wnylib Jul 2021 #100
They don't Rebl2 Jul 2021 #95
Thanks. You beat me to it, and from the same sources. wnylib Jul 2021 #98
They seem to conflate people who were not hospitalized with "asymptotic" people, then they drag in Dream Girl Jul 2021 #106
Check out the link at post #33 for the wnylib Jul 2021 #122
I appreciate the info hueymahl Jul 2021 #27
Pls talk to OhioChick SheltieLover Jul 2021 #29
So, no links? hueymahl Jul 2021 #31
OhioChick was very helpful with me when BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #88
Yes SheltieLover Jul 2021 #111
Oh no, I had no idea. BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #121
Yes. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #126
People should listen to her experiences BigmanPigman Jul 2021 #129
Read some of the pushback I've gotten on this thread. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #130
I appreciate your message and your efforts here SayitAintSo Aug 2021 #149
It's actually pretty easy to find doing a google search. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #34
Thank you!!! hueymahl Jul 2021 #35
This is a limited sub sample (nine cases) that can't be generalized without further research Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #43
Yes, in the Israel study, it seems like only 2 out of orginal 39 people developed true long COVID LymphocyteLover Jul 2021 #54
I didn't make the claim it was often. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #70
I heard a story on NPR the other dasy regarding this oldsoftie Jul 2021 #71
Read mstoad's #33. She cites the wnylib Jul 2021 #115
Thx Wyn. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #127
I didn't see that post. I don't know what that wnylib Jul 2021 #135
OMG! What a coincidence! wnylib Jul 2021 #139
Yup SheltieLover Aug 2021 #150
It's true."Those who are vaccinated did everything right, but some are going to go on to long-COVID" PSPS Jul 2021 #36
I was just going to post that -- here is the original article in NEJM LymphocyteLover Jul 2021 #52
I have read this, too. I read so many studies wnylib Jul 2021 #90
Same here, Wyn. SheltieLover Aug 2021 #151
"often does"? LymphocyteLover Jul 2021 #8
Pls see post #14 SheltieLover Jul 2021 #17
Also #36 SheltieLover Jul 2021 #48
19% in one study. NH Ethylene Jul 2021 #113
Thx! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #128
"Often" is a false statement. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #13
It most certainly is not SheltieLover Jul 2021 #16
Without proof, your assertion is worthless. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #18
Your choice SheltieLover Jul 2021 #19
Lord have mercy......... oldsoftie Jul 2021 #72
Please read all of post #4 here: SheltieLover Jul 2021 #21
Absolutely nothing in that post supports your assertion Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #40
You might have to search his tweets SheltieLover Jul 2021 #41
So, you refuse to retract your unsupported false statement? Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #44
It is not a false statement SheltieLover Jul 2021 #46
The plural of anecdote is not data Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #53
You are most welcome to ignore my posts, my friend SheltieLover Jul 2021 #57
I am more concerned about others in the DU community who may accept your claims as facts. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #59
I'd rather they think its more often than never nt oldsoftie Jul 2021 #73
Does "rarely" work for you? "Occasionally"? maxsolomon Jul 2021 #93
You should indeed provide support for claims that can cause unnecessary panic FBaggins Jul 2021 #144
Stop playing games. Just put on a mask for Pete's sake. Jakes Progress Jul 2021 #79
Put on a mask? Wat does the have to do with anything. Someone posted that asymptotic Dream Girl Jul 2021 #103
Read the thread. Jakes Progress Jul 2021 #143
this is bs Kali Jul 2021 #23
No, it is not. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #24
YOU made the claim, the burden of proof is on YOU Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #45
Read #36 SheltieLover Jul 2021 #47
Read #34 and #54 Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #56
you need to link to whatever it is you are claiming Kali Jul 2021 #123
I am not spreading lies SheltieLover Jul 2021 #125
no, when I see someone make unsubstantiated claims Kali Jul 2021 #131
Again, feel free to ignore my posts SheltieLover Jul 2021 #132
nah, I try to encourage accuracy when I see it isn't there Kali Jul 2021 #137
Once again, feel free to ignore my posts. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #138
In medical parlance, "long haul" is being called "PASC" (Post-Acute Sequalae of SARS-COV-2) BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #107
And many docs are telling patients "it's all in your head" SheltieLover Jul 2021 #116
From your cited study's origin BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #120
No doubt! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #124
Trump supporters not vaccinating allowed it to get this bad. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2021 #3
Even Hannity telling people every nite to get the shot oldsoftie Jul 2021 #78
Theory. roamer65 Jul 2021 #4
If it was neutralized, how would it reproduce in the host at the same rate as in the unvaccinated? JudyM Jul 2021 #10
Could just be the active replicating... roamer65 Jul 2021 #32
Has to invade cells in order to actively replicate. JudyM Jul 2021 #61
Good question. roamer65 Jul 2021 #63
Ha! Okay. JudyM Jul 2021 #64
Really good post by intrepidity. roamer65 Jul 2021 #65
Skimmed it, good info to read more later. JudyM Jul 2021 #83
211 people Deminpenn Jul 2021 #6
"what subset these 211 people belong"? LymphocyteLover Jul 2021 #11
Of the total number of people cited in the study Deminpenn Jul 2021 #15
Sounds like they tested asymptomatic people too LymphocyteLover Jul 2021 #22
There is zero reasons to believe those vaccinated patients are an exception. LisaL Jul 2021 #25
PCR tests cannot detect viral loads Deminpenn Jul 2021 #96
"211 people" - is now up to 882 total so far, with 653 (74%) fully vaccinated BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #49
No, the 211 people are the cohort on which the CDC based its guidance Deminpenn Jul 2021 #92
Yes, but those are the people who were most likely just the residents of Provincetown BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #114
Having read your link to the actual CDC study, Deminpenn Jul 2021 #140
Since research is continually on-going BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #142
More here about 1000 times more contagious than the variant we dealt with earlier. JudyM Jul 2021 #7
And more contagious than smallpox! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #20
Hard to tell how meaningful this is... Happy Hoosier Jul 2021 #9
there is a link to the WMMR article which gives a lot more details LymphocyteLover Jul 2021 #12
CDC is full of great people hueymahl Jul 2021 #30
Correct. By itself, the 3/4 figure is meaningless. You'd need to know... thesquanderer Jul 2021 #60
Did you actually look at the research link? BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #68
"clear that the vaccines do work, as hoped, against severe illness and death" IronLionZion Jul 2021 #37
Duh progressoid Jul 2021 #42
Well good that I'm still taking precautions here. Delta is Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #50
Hmmm...males who were fully vaccinated..... LeftInTX Jul 2021 #51
Apparently it's time for Pride parades in MA. LisaL Jul 2021 #55
Provincetown has always been a welcoming place and hangout BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #74
I'll stay masked and watch for announcement on boosters. Fact is that while science is doing a good Hoyt Jul 2021 #62
I know two people back home who got infected post-vaccination Phil the Kilibuster Jul 2021 #67
Howdy uppityperson Jul 2021 #133
Howdy right back atcha! Unless you mean CAPTAIN Howdy Phil the Kilibuster Aug 2021 #147
I'm very concerned about this, yikes nt LittleGirl Jul 2021 #76
It really seems that it was foolhardy if not downright irresponsible for the CDC to change their CentralMass Jul 2021 #77
That's it then. Cinnamonspice Jul 2021 #80
And what? What should I do with this information? Jon King Jul 2021 #81
I'm among those that used my concept of common sense and continued to wear a mask. CentralMass Jul 2021 #86
The CDC Director promised to publish info for state, County, and local Health Departments BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #91
CDC FAQs on PCR tests Deminpenn Jul 2021 #94
We are going off the deep end here, none died and only 4 were hospitalized Jon King Jul 2021 #101
You make some good points, however, totodeinhere Jul 2021 #109
Agree Deminpenn Jul 2021 #112
When the CDC changed their guidelines on masks the other day I started wearing a mask again. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #105
This message was self-deleted by its author bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #110
This is very sobering.................. secondwind Jul 2021 #117
Vaccines are not a forcefield. They never were... TomCADem Jul 2021 #136
Key thing to remember Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 #134
If the viral load is the same between vaccinated and not vaccinated, then there is no reason to LisaL Jul 2021 #141
CDC Says New Mask Guidelines Informed by Cape Cod Outbreak mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 #145
There was another outbreak in Wisconsin which showed similar findings BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #146
What's the definition of "high" and "low"? Deminpenn Aug 2021 #148
FDA publishes a reference standard for the current EUA-approved tests BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #154
Fine, but what's the "high" and "low" for this Deminpenn Aug 2021 #155
That's not how it correlates BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #156
Disagree here Deminpenn Aug 2021 #157
I figured you were going to try to argue BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #158
Not surprising, been seeing this at work madville Aug 2021 #152
Good God. orangecrush Aug 2021 #153
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