Unknown, because in unvaccinated people they get a huge viral load before they ever become symptomatic. Without getting way too far out over my skis I think it's possible/probable a patient could have a huge viral load in the mucosa and only ever get mildly ill d/t vaccination.
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Replying to @Midnight_Blaze_ @eigenrobot
Interesting data point is that the Israelis are seeing <1% reinfection rate from those who had COVID despite Delta. Have heard that it causes immune response to the body of the virus as well as the spike - possibly develops a better response in mucosal immune system vs vax?
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Replying to @Midnight_Blaze_ @eigenrobot
In any case I think there's probably good reason to believe that mild or asymptomatic breakthrough cases could harbor significant viral load... But I kinda think it only matters if a significant percentage of those breakthrough cases die, have long COVID/are cognitively impaired.
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Replying to @Midnight_Blaze_
yeah although maybe one does worry about transmission to unvaccinated and vulnerable pops in these cases?
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Replying to @eigenrobot
I'm vax'd and I still really don't want any variant of it. You look at studies on the long-term morbidity of folks who got SARS Classic in '03 and it's not very good. Public health concern for me is the panopoly of variants; what happens if we're past the Covid Zero offramp.
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Replying to @Midnight_Blaze_ @eigenrobot
Common thought is that it becomes "Just The Flu". I'm not convinced. Most respiratory diseases have short latency and are primarily transmitted during the symptomatic phase. Evolutionary pressure is to become milder; only mutant flus kill people and they extinguish themselves.
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Replying to @Midnight_Blaze_
yeah I am trying not to think too much about this
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Replying to @eigenrobot
Long story short I'm wearing my P100 when I go to the store and if that makes BAP sad then I'll have to live with that.
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Replying to @Midnight_Blaze_ @eigenrobot
I’ll raw dog enough air doing my sprints to make up for you bro, we’ll still meet quota
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Replying to @tigerboy74u @eigenrobot
Godspeed, my son. May Corona-Chan look upon your offering with kindness.
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