CDC mask decision followed stunning findings from Cape Cod beach outbreak

<i>&quot;As of Thursday, 882 people were tied to the Provincetown outbreak. Among those living in Massachusetts, 74% of them were fully immunized, yet officials said the vast majority were also reporting symptoms. Seven people were reported hospitalized.&quot;</i><p>Wow.

I think we should not underestimate this part:<p>&gt; When a vaccinated person gets infected with delta -- called a &quot;breakthrough infection&quot; -- &quot;the level of virus in their nasopharynx is about <i>1,000 times</i> higher than with the alpha variant,&quot; Fauci said in an interview Wednesday with MSNBC.

For reference, I got buried in downvotes[1] the other day when I said*:<p>&gt; Whether these particular vaccines are saving any lives is an open question.<p>From the linked article:<p>&gt; Before Provincetown, health officials had been operating under the assumption that it was extraordinarily rare for a vaccinated person to become infected with the virus. And if they did, they probably wouldn&#x27;t end up passing it on to others, such as children too young to qualify for the vaccine or people who were medically vulnerable.<p>What happened in Provincetown?<p>&gt; The outbreak quickly grew to the hundreds and most of them appeared to be vaccinated.<p>It seems like the main impact of these particular vaccines is to create typhoid Marys[2].<p>[*]: I am not soliciting votes, just referring to the unwillingness of some to consider facts that do not fit their preconceived notions.<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=27986713" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=27986713</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3959940&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC3959940&#x2F;</a>