It's a big shame we don't seem to use a common word for "non-breakthrough" infections.

[gulliver]

We hear about "breakthrough infections" all the time, but there seems to be no category-identifying word in common use for the non-breakthrough kind. That's a terrible situation, imo. It fails to provide people with the two contrasting categories they need for side-by-side comparison.

I'd suggest settling on something like "unvaccinated infection" as a fair term for infections that aren't breaking through a vaccination. Then people can be asked which they'd rather have, an unvaccinated infection or a breakthrough vaccinated infection. To me that's a no-brainer.

Or what's the scientific term? I'd argue that "singling out" breakthrough infections from general infections is actually bad for public health. It fuels misinformation arguments.

[Jerry2144]

1. Preventable infection

[GPV]

2. That's a good one

[gulliver]

3. That's good

[LymphocyteLover]

5. maybe "prevented infection" is better?

"preventable" sounds like something bad

[LymphocyteLover]

4. I think we also need to segregate breakthrough infections into symptomatic versus

non-symptomatic, where the latter type may only be detected by contact screening or random screening and could just be a very transient infection stopped by the vaccine-induced immunity.

[Journeyman]

6. Senseless? . . .

[Shermann]

7. Darwinian infection? nt