Originally Posted by
rickair7777
But the WSJ article postulated that vaccines may be a significant barrier to transmission, ie a vaccinated person is less likely to infect others. But need more data either way... no need to debate it at this point, it was basically anecdotal. Only mentioned it because the WSJ is pretty measured and certainly not interested in promoting hysteria.
That isn’t anecdotal, merely speculative.
an·ec·do·tal
/ˌanəkˈdōdl/
adjective- (of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research.
spec·u·la·tive
/ˈspekyəˌlādiv,ˈspekyələdiv/
adjective- 1.
engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.
"discussion of the question is largely speculative"
it ain’t the same thing.