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dragonyphoenix) wrote2021-08-02 11:06 am
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CDC leaked COVID powerpoint
Takeaways as I understand them
with Delta variant (vs previous variants)
- people infectious longer
- higher viral load
- slightly more dangerous but much more transmissible
- vaccinated have same viral load as unvaccinated
- vaccinated more likely to get COVID (but disease not as severe in vaccinated)
any variant
- vaccinated much less likely to be hospitalized or die
- vaccinated less likely to get ill than unvaccinated
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Especially with how scary COVID is.
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For others, the people who don't have that history, the people they trust are usually connected to grifters and liars who have plenty of incentive to spread misinformation and fear to their followers (it's profitable for them), even though most of them are already vaccinated. The whole thing's possible because they've done a significant amount of groundwork in the years before laying mistrust of government and politicizing everything into an us (glorious society with proper religion) versus them (godless know-it-all better-than-you atheist scientists) situation.
At least, that's how it is in the States. Your jurisdiction may vary.
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I'm starting physical therapy for my knee and one of the reasons I picked the PT that I did is that I know St Clair Hospital system has continually masked up since the pandemic started. My chiropractor office isn't masking up. I'll see how the PT goes; I may just stop the chiropractor if the PT goes well.