Oxford Vaccine Masks Symptoms But Doesn't Stop Spread?

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I've been following the Oxford Vaccine case with great interest. An article published yesterday talks about testing on monkeys which showed the monkeys didn't develop the virus but did show signs if infection in their airways

www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/30/897267139/vaccine-candidate-delivers-protection-in-a-single-shot-in-monkeys?t=1596308285249

None of the vaccinated monkeys developed disease, but all of them still showed signs of active infection in their upper airways.........if it doesn't prevent infection of the upper airway, it means a vaccinated person could still spread the disease.

If I've understood the article correctly it means it turns monkeys (people) into asymptomatic carriers?! That's not good at all!

The Oxford vaccine is currently in in stage 3. Progress looks good www.clinicaltrialsarena.com/news/astrazeneca-covid-vaccine-progress/

I don’t know why you think it’s concerning? All we need at the moment is a vaccine or treatment that stops its turning into severe disease. We can all deal with an upper respiratory infection, we all get colds & coughs each year. But if the vaccine stops it spreading into the lungs & causing issues that may kill a person, fantastic! That’s all we need right now. A kinda stop gap while other vaccines are worked on.

As it happens, this is old news & the Oxford trials are further forwards & showing a good immune response.. fingers crossed 🙏🏼