COVID-19 Vaccinated Could Be Contagious? Scientists pay attention to an important thing

The Delta variant, which is now spreading around the world, is up to 60 percent. more contagious than the Alpha (British) mutation, scientists warn. This raises the question of whether people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can unknowingly infect others, especially since they can become infected themselves? Here’s what the researchers say about it.

1. One person infected with the mutation from India infects five to eight people, in the case of the British mutation, it was three to five people
2. Pojawiły się informacje, że osoby w pełni zaszczepione również mogą zarazić się koronawirusem – in most cases they have mild or asymptomatic infections
3. Transmission of the coronavirus by fully vaccinated people is not impossible, but unlikely, according to researchers. Why?
4. More current information can be found on the Onet homepage.

The more infectious madman Delta can infect the vaccinated

Research suggests that the Delta variant (previously known as B.1.617.2) may be 40 to 60 percent. more contagious than the Alpha (UK) variant, which is itself half as contagious as the original coronavirus variant. If this was translated into specific numbers, one person infected with the mutation from India infects five to eight people. In the case of the British mutation, these were three to five people.

There is also information that people who have completed the full course of vaccination against COVID-19 may also contract the coronavirus, including Delta. A few days ago, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, who is the chief scientist at the World Health Organization, spoke about it. – There are reports that there are cases of infections in vaccinated populations, especially with the Delta variant – she reported. However, what is important and it should be emphasized that most of them are mild or asymptomatic infections. Which proves that vaccines protect against serious illness or death.

1. More on this in the article: Are you vaccinated? According to the WHO, you may not notice you have the Delta mutation

However, the question arises whether vaccinated people infected with SARS-CoV-2 and passing the infection asymptomatically spread the virus unknowingly and thus infect others? What role do they play in spreading the more infectious mutation?

Can vaccinated people unknowingly infect COVID-19? Scientists’ answer

Experts say transmission of the coronavirus by fully vaccinated people is not impossible, but unlikely, thanks to the vaccine. – In virology, the hallmark of transmission is the viral load. The more you have, the more likely it is to spread, ‘explains Dr. Bruce K. Patterson, virologist and CEO of IncellDx, a company that develops new methods for predicting, identifying and treating the long-term effects of COVID-19. Tymczasem osoby po pełnym cyklu szczepienia produkują znacznie mniej patogenu, jak zauważa ekspert Naczelnej Rady Lekarskiej, dr Paweł Grzesiowski, o ok. 40 proc. mniej.

– This means on the example of the Delta variant, averaging, depending on the vaccine, that on the one hand approx. 70 percent. who are fully vaccinated are protected against infection, and on the other hand, that even if someone who is vaccinated becomes infected, they produce less virus for a shorter time – he explained in WP.

Dr Patterson points out that the spread of the delta variant and other variants is much more likely – at least ten times – among unvaccinated people than among those who received the vaccines.

The scientist recommends constantly wearing the masks in places with a high risk of infection, for example, where large crowds gather, and especially in areas where the spread of the Delta variant is strong.

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