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Vaccines Vs. the Delta Variant: With Dr. Amesh Adalja

In many parts of the country, Covid infections are surging again, with hospitals strained to their limits. What explains the resurgence, and what are the best tools at our disposal for bringing it to an end? Join Ben Bayer as he interviews Dr. Amesh Adalja to get the latest scientific information the current state of the pandemic. Among the topics covered: • What the Delta variant is and how it behaves; • Whether vaccination against Covid-19 helps decouple infection rates from hospitalization and death; • How long the Delta surge of infections might last in the U.S.; • The issue of “breakthrough infections” in fully vaccinated people; • Why vaccines do not by their nature prevent any and all infection; • Whether the Biden administration was right to recommend booster shots for all adults; • How the Delta variant is affecting children, and when they might be vaccinated; • What measures should be considered to protect children at schools; • Whether hospitals should require vaccines for health care workers, • How Dr. Adalja calculates risk when deciding on activities that may expose him to infection; • The themes of Dr. Adalja’s upcoming talk at OCON 2021; • The Covaxine Covid vaccine; • Whether ivermectin and fluvoxamine are viable treatments for Covid-19; • The difference between natural immunity after infection and vaccine-induced immunity, and how they complement each other; • The potential to develop “long Covid” after “breakthrough infections.” Mentioned in the discussion is Onkar Ghate’s paper (https://newideal.aynrand.org/pandemic...) “A Pro-Freedom Approach to Infectious Disease.” 00:00 Introduction 01:02 How the Delta variant behaves 03:43 Effects of Covid-19 vaccines 05:41 How long will Delta surge last? 07:38 "Breakthrough infections" in the vaccinated 12:03 Vaccines don't prevent all infection 14:06 Was White House right to recommend boosters? 19:16 Children, Delta variant, and vaccines 26:07 Protecting children at school 29:17 Vaccinating hospital workers 32:09 Dr. Adalja's personal risk calculus 35:01 Dr. Adalja's OCON talk 36:54 The Covaxin vaccine 39:05 Ivermectin and fluvoxamine 42:36 Post-infection and vaccine-induced immunity 46:08 "Long Covid" after "breakthrough infection"