Everyone who is alarmed (as I was initially) about the report that half of the new infections in Israel are among fully vaccinated people should read this thread ASAP: https://twitter.com/Jeffely/status/1408500890999328770.
TL/DR: since the general population of Israel is highly vaccinated, this infection rate is consistent with the Pfizer vaccine being as effective against Delta as it is against other variants.
Thanks for this.
I'm also convinced that a big thing about the panic with variants is that people immediately consider a mutation of something to be a catastrophe or something very different or bad.
The Delta being more contagious doesn't mean it's vaccine-proof, get a grip people
Yup, though there's a huge gap between fully vaccinated people and partly vaccinated. Pfizer vaccine is just 33% effective after the 1st shot, but over 90% after the 2nd according to current data. For elderly people, a 3rd booster shot is recommended a few months later.
To reiterated a previous post, the two of us are positive despite having the first dose. People we know despite having two.
Vaccinations will help you fight it if you get it, and despite record cases in Scotland today the number in hospital is low to manageable.
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