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I think I understand somewhat the semantic distinctions being made.

Posted by znufrii Aug 19 '21, 13:44

Covid-19 is the disease, SARS-CoV-2 is the virus. If you’re vaccinated, you may in fact contract the virus but not develop significant enough viral load to have the disease.

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Pretty much. The CDC says "Once vaccinated, our bodies recognize that the protein should not be there and build T-lymphocytes and antibodies that will - mara Aug 19, 13:55 3
- There it is. Ambiguous definition of infection. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 14:34 2
  - It was explained recently that the t cells build various antibodies in response, then sees what works, the vax gives it a head start recognizing -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 14:41 1
    - Yes, that's how it works. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 14:53
That's a good way to put it. But I think it would be confusing for something directed to the public. -- nm - loosilu Aug 19, 13:47

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