Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as unvaccinated: New CDC study

US health officials Friday released details of an alarming new study which could totally muddle current thinking on how the coronavirus spreads in societyLatest research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC shows that vaccinated people who got infected with Covid19 or the socalled breakthrough infections carry about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who are unvaccinatedThe study published in CDCs flagship weekly report is the basis for recent recommendations that vaccinated people wear masks indoors in places with high transmission rates driven now by the delta variantThe reports authors suggest the CDCs new guidance should include masking in indoor public settings regardless of vaccination statusThe study in question derives its insights from an outbreak in Provincetown a popular tourist hotspot in Cape Cod Massachusetts After multiple large public events 469 Covid19 cases were identified among Massachusetts residents who had travelled to the town during July 3e17Three fourths 74 per cent of the cases were among fully vaccinated peopleTesting identified the Delta variant in 90 per cent of specimens from 133 patients the report adds Cycle threshold values were similar among specimens from patients who were fully vaccinated and those who were not The upshot Among persons with breakthrough infection four 12 per cent were hospitalised and no deaths were reportedThe release of this CDC report coincides with a Washington Post scoop of internal CDC documents that paint a grim picture of how the war has changed on Covid19 after the delta variant seeped into AmericaSpeaking to reporters at the White House US president Joe Biden indicated that new Covid19 guidelines could be dropping soonThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever