The Delta variant

Having antibodies present at the time is seen as a "better" immune response - but it only really applies to those with a poor immune system in the first place.

A healthy person with any kind of previous exposure will be able to produce antibodies rapidly when needed - it will mean an initial few days or so of infectiousness (even if vaccinated) but outcomes should be better. Unless you have a poor immune system or are in poor health in which case they want to "prime" your immune system to be operating at 100% constantly, so that should you come in contact with SARS-COV-2 your antibodies can neutralise it instantly.

Well if you go back to the beginning he has called it right all along and made it simple enough for the layman.

I think you can't be too picky. To have someone who is talks honestly and earnestly and makes a real effort to be accurate with real life medical experience that people connect with and trust is a blessing really.

Not everyone is going to read scientific papers but have a curiosity and appetite for more information.

I think he is quite open about his background, and explains things quite simply to people who want an opinion. Below is his introduction.

YouTube is not a source I'd ever go to on this. Not fan of the plethora of self-appointed experts on COVID, of which he is one. I watched one of his videos and it really did nothing for me.

Two studies out of Israel, that clarify the situation.

The first one, about the number of vaccinated in hospitals, clarifies that when a higher percentage of people of the population is vaccinated, a higher percentage is expected in hospitals as well. If you look at the actual numbers, they prove how highly effective the vaccines are.

The second one is a study about break through infections of vaccinated people. Turns out almost all of the break through infections affect people with other ongoing health issues, including 40% that are immunocompromised.

It took a while, but it looks like delta is really starting to take off in many central and eastern European countries where vaccine uptake is much lower than in the rest of Europe.

Some seem to have a lot of natural immunity due to poor handling of the virus over the last 18 months, so hopefully that'll help keep a lid on things now.

It's a pretty sorry state of affairs though.

Why is that a reason for Ireland's mess ?

Negative posters are only attracted by negative news and vice versa TBH… in reality, the Vaccines aren’t a silver bullet but we are in a way better position with them.

Honestly though! I can read a negative post here or a doom & gloom link and 100% whittle it down to the same Three or Four posters without looking at the Username. Granted, the usernames change every couple of weeks or so, but it’s the same old sh1te from the same Vocal Minority.

Again, why is it Uk's fault Ireland cannot have a marathon or some festival ? I thought that was announced a while ago that they would not be going ahead.

Of course he will say that. Do you think they will take responsibility themselves. They have to blame someone else don't they.

The vast majority of new cases here are the Delta variant which became prominent in the U.K. due to high infection levels there before spreading here and throughout Europe. If a variant had evolved here then it would have spread to the NI border counties rather than vice versa which happened with the Delta variant in our border counties. So ultimately the more transmissable Delta variant cannot be blamed on the Irish authorities.