10-05-2021, 11:34 AM
(10-05-2021, 11:17 AM)Jannemann2 Wrote: Wanted to emphasize exactly the same thing but totally got lost in trying to answer the 20 point list ... We just have so much more and better data on the currently available vaccines - and while these aren't completely stopping transmission, they do work tremendously to avoid severe cases and deaths.
We have more cases this year than last year without a vaccine and more people are entering the hospitals and are dying that have been vaccinated. Israel is a precursor to what will happen here since they are ahead of the curve. We are worse off this year than we were last year, WITH a vaccine. Extreme case mitigation, I don't know. I think it works on some level, but extreme cases weren't the normal anyway. The new variant isn't deadlier but its more infectious and people are getting higher viral loads and more cases but the data is a bit inconsistent.