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Originally Posted by gordner
Your last line is correct, if you cut the study off 24-36 hours after infection. After that, the delta in viral load is huge, with the vaccinated individual holding a much lower viral load of course. Therefore much lower chance of spread or serious illness. As is borne out in all the numbers.
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Originally Posted by cabmando
It has also been shown that a vaccinated person clears the virus faster than an unvaccinated person which means the vaccinated person isn't contagious for as long as an unvaccinated person.
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There’s more to it than that. Viral loads can vary and those with higher viral loads show longer times for a viral loads to decline, regardless of vaccination status.