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Old 21-06-2021, 14:53   #5978
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees View Post
I'm a little perplexed by this, whilst the vaccines offer better than imagined results against hospitalization, severe illness and deaths. The figures for reduction in transmission i believe are (for example Astrazeneca) somewhere between a forty and sixty percent reduction.

Now, up against the old 'kent' variant w is one thing, but compared to the delta/indian variant with it's significantly increased transmission capabilities makes me wonder if this really is a good idea.
This is "living with the virus" in action. The fact that some will contract the virus and go on to infect others isn't deemed to be relevant as long as it's not too many people at once.
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