Lying by Omission about Break-Thru Covid-19 Infections?

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106. bluewater, I just want to thank you for this post and

for all of the discussion that has come with it. I'm in a state with a low vaccination rate where almost everyone in my area has stopped wearing masks. Aside from about a week or two in late June / early July when I felt comfortable going unmasked around vaccinated friends and family members, I've kept my mask on around others and still limited my time out in public. I'm very, very glad I didn't let my guard down any more than that. One of my cousins died a couple of weeks ago (unrelated to COVID) and I was uneasy enough about Delta that I missed the funeral. I was the one of the few who didn't attend, and felt awful about it. I wondered if I'd overreacted. Now I don't think I did, and I still worry about everyone who was there.

It's maddening that the virus is roaring back when we were so close to tamping it down. It's infuriating that the reasons why are so avoidable. But wanting the situation to be different won't make it so, and accurate information can be a matter of life and death. I know that having gotten the Pfizer vaccine dramatically lowers my risk of illness or death, but it doesn't magically make the risks go away. It's important to be realistic about this. News sources do need to be more accurate about the numbers, and in some cases they are letting us down. I think it's benign negligence, partly due to genuine lack of understanding. Given these are news sources... This discussion has helped me immensely. It's a discussion of reality, not alarmism.

Thanks again.

eta - dovetailing with your post: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215690988