LONDON, Oct 29 ― The Delta coronavirus variant can transmit easily from vaccinated people to their household contacts, a British study found yesterday, although contacts were less likely to get infected if they were vaccinated themselves. The Imperial College London study illustrates how the...
LONDON, Oct 29 ― The Delta coronavirus variant can transmit easily from vaccinated people to their household contacts, a British study found yesterday, although contacts were less likely to get infected if they were vaccinated themselves.
They found infections in the vaccinated cleared more quickly, but the peak viral load remained similar to the unvaccinated. The study, which enrolled 621 participants, found that of 205 household contacts of people with Delta Covid-19 infection, 38 per cent of household contacts who were unvaccinated went on to test positive, compared to 25 per cent of vaccinated contacts.
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