Being vaccinated reduces the risk you will get covid. Right after the shot it reduces it a lot, like 90%, and that slowly wears off over the next 6 mos or so. So if caretakers are vaxed they are less likely to give someone covid because they are less likely to have it. (Of course they should also wear masks.)
Being vaccinated reduces the risk you will get covid. Right after the shot it reduces it a lot, like 90%, and that slowly wears off over the next 6 mos or so. So if caretakers are vaxed they are less likely to give someone covid because they are less likely to have it. (Of course they should also wear masks.)
Whether Covid vaccination reduces the likelihood of transmission (independent of other prevention measures which are also important!) is an important question because it served as rationale for vaccine mandates. *IF* the vaccine protects me and only me, then it's a personal decision (taking into account my potential need for care from and ability to care for others if infected). If the vaccine is very good at preventing transmission, the argument for mandates is stronger (especially the longer that prevention lasts). There are some studies that appear to show reduced transmission at least for several weeks (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.08.08.22278547v6), but I hope we can get an update from my favorite epidemiologist or a systematic review.
Anecdotally - I have a few vaccinated friends who got Covid but managed not to pass it along to their cats. Hard to think of a better "natural experiment."
For the most part, there *aren't* any mandates any more, so it's kind of moot, and I feel like the anti-vaxers have poisoned the well. If I had a time machine, I would gradually introduce "soft" mandates, like tying vaccination to some sort of refundable tax credit, and calling it a day, without the more heavy handed stuff like vaccine passports.
Being vaccinated reduces the risk you will get covid. Right after the shot it reduces it a lot, like 90%, and that slowly wears off over the next 6 mos or so. So if caretakers are vaxed they are less likely to give someone covid because they are less likely to have it. (Of course they should also wear masks.)
Whether Covid vaccination reduces the likelihood of transmission (independent of other prevention measures which are also important!) is an important question because it served as rationale for vaccine mandates. *IF* the vaccine protects me and only me, then it's a personal decision (taking into account my potential need for care from and ability to care for others if infected). If the vaccine is very good at preventing transmission, the argument for mandates is stronger (especially the longer that prevention lasts). There are some studies that appear to show reduced transmission at least for several weeks (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.08.08.22278547v6), but I hope we can get an update from my favorite epidemiologist or a systematic review.
Anecdotally - I have a few vaccinated friends who got Covid but managed not to pass it along to their cats. Hard to think of a better "natural experiment."
For the most part, there *aren't* any mandates any more, so it's kind of moot, and I feel like the anti-vaxers have poisoned the well. If I had a time machine, I would gradually introduce "soft" mandates, like tying vaccination to some sort of refundable tax credit, and calling it a day, without the more heavy handed stuff like vaccine passports.