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GusBob

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4. I'm starting to learn that anything can happen with Delta

Reply to MisterNiceKitty (Original post)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:21 AM

Aug 2021

My anecdotal experience as the result of a family funeral It was a double funeral for my parents who died in Spring 2020
Many folks got sick. Some tested positive, some negative. Some folks didn’t get sick and tested each way

This was about 25 people all but 2 were vaxxed. A couple of the sickest tested negative, a few symptomless tested positive

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In Los Angeles, Breakthrough Infections Are Now 30% Of All New Covid Cases Amid Delta Surge [View all] MisterNiceKitty Aug 2021 OP

What this points out is that everyone needs to be taking precautions, and if not vaccinated, to JohnSJ Aug 2021 #1

What is the breakthrough rate on folks with boosters? fescuerescue Aug 2021 #2

Not enough numbers to measure boosters yet Fiendish Thingy Aug 2021 #5

Absolutely. Unfortunately, it seems that the U.S. in tracking such data is lagging or not at all, JohnSJ Aug 2021 #6

Look at Israel - checking antibodies in kids womanofthehills Aug 2021 #13

Yes, I saw your other OP on this. Thanks JohnSJ Aug 2021 #14

yes it's too soon to say - maybe in the winter there will be more info MisterNiceKitty Aug 2021 #15

Two significant statements in this article NickB79 Aug 2021 #3

Less than one percent of what? Cases since Jan? Vaccinated Tomconroy Aug 2021 #10

+1, infections were expected so I wonder why they're called "breakthrough cases" uponit7771 Aug 2021 #11

I'm starting to learn that anything can happen with Delta GusBob Aug 2021 #4

Honestly, this sounds like there may have been another virus involved Azathoth Aug 2021 #7

This was considered yes. Bad summer colds were reported in the area GusBob Aug 2021 #9

Vaxxed in the spring of 2020? BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #18

The funeral was this month GusBob Aug 2021 #19

Congress needs to investigate the CDC leftstreet Aug 2021 #8

it seemed to be motivated to reopen businesses and economy MisterNiceKitty Aug 2021 #16

I wonder GusBob Aug 2021 #12

Probably. LisaL Aug 2021 #17

Depends on the spectrum of antibodies the Delta infection generates. roamer65 Aug 2021 #20

I'm confused - none of the vaccines are a 100% preventative for infection, so why all KewlKat Aug 2021 #21