Omicron, Boosters, and Asymptomatic Spread

[MrWookie]

He thinks he’s describing me, at least, and presumably also CN. See here:

@JohnnyTruant

Do you think you are more or less likely to be infected as a fully vaxxed and boosted person by omicron exposure than as an unvaccinated person with previous strains? If the answer is more then it is pretty ridic to claim you have significant protection in the context of “how should I behave as a boosted person if I do not want to get and transmits this variant?”

I’ve said that being vaxxed and boosted offers substantial protection against omicron. I still think that’s true. I think it’s true even if I also think that being vaxxed and boosted is more protection against delta than against omicron, and I also think it’s true even if being vaxxed and boosted is somewhat less protection than 2 shots against Wuhan (something like 90% effectiveness vs. say 85% effectiveness). I think an 85% reduction in case rate compared to being unvaccinated is “substantial,” but I guess there’s some standard out there that make that statement misinformation. I have always maintained that people who are vaxxed but who get infected can spread the virus, too.