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by datenhorst 1915 days ago
That's a bold claim. Any sources to back it up?
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From the Oxford study[1]:

"To test for asymptomatic infections, participants in COV002 in the UK were asked to provide a weekly self-administered nose and throat swab for NAAT testing from 1 week after first vaccination using kits provided by the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)."

With notes:

"In Brazil, there was no testing plan for asymptomatic infections. In South Africa, asymptomatic infections were detected from swabs obtained at study visits attended, but are not summarised here as there were only a small number of timepoints for detection of these cases."

And you can see results here [2], which includes both symptomatic and asymptomatic cases (if someone could confirm)?

From Pfizer study [3]:

"Confirmed Covid-19 was defined according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criteria as the presence of at least one of the following symptoms: fever, new or increased cough, new or increased shortness of breath, chills, new or increased muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, diarrhea, or vomiting, combined with a respiratory specimen obtained during the symptomatic period or within 4 days before or after it that was positive for SARS-CoV-2 by nucleic acid amplification–based testing, either at the central laboratory or at a local testing facility (using a protocol-defined acceptable test)."

And per their news release [4]:

"Data from this study, including longer term safety, comprehensive information on duration of protection, efficacy against asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, and safety and immunogenicity in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age will be gathered in the months ahead."

  [1] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32661-1/fulltext#cesec100
  [2] https://www.evaluate.com/vantage/articles/news/snippets/astrazeneca-looks-us-data-and-next-gen-vaccine
  [3] https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2034577
  [4] https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-publication-results-landmark
I am in a different Astrazeneca vaccine trial in the USA. (Got jabbed in December) I get my blood drawn monthly, and have weekly symptom check ins via smart phone. I do not get tested weekly
Is there a way to detecy COVID-19 infection post vaccination from blood?

I presume you already have a lot of antibodies after vaccination.