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2026-08-09 05:27 UTC
@ducky@mstdn.ca that is very interesting! This is the first study I've seen that claimed to stop onward transmission this effectively, but to be fair, I haven't had the means to follow the news as closely as I would like to. If you have them to hand, could you point me to some of the other mouse trials that you've seen that also claim to block transmission? I would love to see what progress (or lack thereof) has looked like for them!
I see in your bio that your background is in computers. Is vaccine research a new interest for you since 2020? I myself feel like I have a newly minted bachelor's degree in public health from the School of Surviving a Pandemic 😆
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@ducky@mstdn.ca 2026-08-10 06:58
@elana@babka.social There was one study in particular which I remember where the vax wasn't great at keeping the hamsters from catching COVID, but it did stop onward transmission. Most of the vaccines keep animals from passing it on by keeping them from getting sick in the first place. I'll dig up some studies, but it might take a few days. Infectious diseases research is a hobby I picked up during Surviving a Pandemic; I'm retired. Apparently I enjoy reading papers (well, usually the abstracts with occasional forays depper into the paper if it looks really interesting) and news articles and summarizing the juicy ones.