This article was highlighted in the Academy of General Dentistry Today daily dental news and updates on November 19, 2021. The study is profoundly limited and outdated for what we are currently living through. The time frame of the study was when the legacy (Alpha variant) was prominent and only covers the brief window of time that the COVID shots demonstrate efficacy.
The study: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofab526/6425697?searchresult=1
The Cliff notes: https://consumer.healthday.com/b-11-18-vaccinated-healthcare-workers-shed-less-covid-19-virus-than-unvaccinated-2655743070.html
But compare this to a recent study that is in pre-print that demonstrates that viral loads are similar between those who have taken the shots and those who have not. If my profession was trying to be the least bit open and honest and permitting of scientific debate, items like this would be shared BUT they won’t!
The study: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.09.28.21264262v1
The Cliff notes: https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/covid-19/news/viral-loads-similar-between-vaccinated-and-unvaccinated-people
It's interesting how the first study from early in the vaccination program, wants to push vaccines. Now with the emerging data, they want to push testing and useless masks. Even when their findings don't support the narrative, they find a way to spin it to keep people in fear. As someone who enjoys science and loves helping others live their healthiest life, this is a painful experience to live through.