Tag: COVID viral loads

COVID Vaccines are Non-Sterilizing and Can Lead to More Infectious Variants

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article looks at new research from the Emerging Pathogens Institute of the University of Florida. The authors wanted to know if fully vaccinated people can get sick with the Delta variant and spread it to others. The study was published as a preprint in medRxiv. This research is different from other studies because they…

Paris Study: Highest Viral Loads among Delta Variant Carriers

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

Viral loads are the best predictor of death in COVID-19, according to research. That study can be found here: SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load: Best Predictor of COVID-19 Death. A new study shows that people with COVID-19 infected with the Delta variant  COVID-19 have the highest viral loads compared to other people with other variants. The study,…