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In reply to the discussion: Don't believe the bullshit that people who are vaccinated aren't getting really sick [View all]GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)And it was never sold as a possibility. We hoped the vaccine in the early days would be 60-70% effective. Now we have proof it is around 90-95% effective. Against not just getting sick but being hospitalized or dying. That holds true. As more people get vaccinated a higher percentage of the sick will be vaccinated. Thats just common statistics. If 100% of the people are vaccinated 100% of the sick will be vaccinated. But there will be lots fewer of them and very few deaths.
If an older person who is vaccinated gets sick, especially with co-morbidities then it can go poorly. But not as poorly as an unvaccinated person. And Looking at anecdotal cases is the worse way to judge risk.
In my part of Florida the hospitals have mobile morgues at them. Full of almost of only unvaccinated people.
But including a very few older vaccinated people and lots of unvaccinated people in the prime of their lives.
Im fortunate to live in a part of Florida with higher vaccination rates. While still carefully masking and distancing Im not living in fear like I did before the wife and I got vaccinated. Especially since my workplace just installed a policy that all 70K employees must get vaccinated or face termination.
Hyperbole that states that most vaccinated people are at daily mortal risk is not backed up by evidence.