[HN Gopher] One in four vaccinated people in households with a C...
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       One in four vaccinated people in households with a Covid-19 case
       become infected
        
       Author : curmudgeon22
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2021-11-05 21:10 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bmj.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bmj.com)
        
       | GaryTang wrote:
       | If vaccination doesn't stop transmission, could you say it
       | provides a breeding ground for more resillient/contagious strains
       | of the virus?
        
         | nradov wrote:
         | What does you mean by resilient? That's not really a specific
         | term in virology.
         | 
         | The current thinking is that new variants are most likely to
         | evolve in immunocompromised patients who suffer from persistent
         | infections.
         | 
         | https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-variants-ma...
        
       | nradov wrote:
       | This confirms Andrew Pollard's statement that there will be no
       | significant herd immunity effect.
       | 
       | https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immu...
        
         | amanaplanacanal wrote:
         | Honestly of it keeps people out of hospitals, that's good
         | enough for me. Overwhelming the healthcare system seems like
         | the worst case scenario.
        
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