On July 30, 2021 the CDC released a study which showed that vaccinated and unvaccinated people who got infected with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant produced similar high amounts of virus – thus everyone can transmit the virus to others, eroding any community benefit. [2]
On the same day, CDC released a media statement from the Director, Rochelle Walensky, which stated that “vaccinated people infected with Delta can transmit the virus”. Thus the vaccine does not prevent infection, or transmission an may only “prevent severe illness”. The CDC advised everyone to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status. [1, 3]
Two days previously Walensky blamed the “unvaccinated” for most of the transmission! On August 2021 Walensky spoke to CNN and stated:
“Our vaccines are working exceptionally well,…they continue to work well for Delta, with regard to severe illness and death – they prevent it. But what they can’t do anymore is prevent transmission.”