Cheers bear. One thought did cross my mind when reading your post was that vaccinated folks are more likely to be asymptomatic, I would have thought and more likely to mix with others so may, eventually become the prime infection vector, particularly if we do eventually vaccinate kids.
Most reports seem to quote the ability to stop symptomatic disease. It's possible that the Israeli study which suggested the Pfizer vaccine was only 41% effective against Delta included asymptomatic infection.
I would hope that those vaccinated will be much less likely to suffer severe illness/death.
When most of your population is vaccinated a large proportion of positive tests will be amongst the vaccinated. If you have 90% coverage and equal positive tests you are 90% less likely to catch the virus than the unvaccinated. It's a per capita calculation not a straight comparison.
That was the case from an earlier Israeli study in June. They started giving a third dose to people in July. As of last week, a million over 50s have had a third jab.
That is very interesting bear. I know we are planning on doing boosters for the vulnerable but 5 it may turn in to a vaccination merry go round.
I guess we'll eventually get to s point where seasonal shots are given, as they are for other viral diseases. It'll be a very very long time before we need to just vaccinate the vulnerable but that's the end goal I guess.
In June it was suggested to be all over 50s with the flu vaccination. Then SAGE unofficially said it should be just the vulnerable. I think it'll be lowered again sooner rather than later.
Reported yesterday that 35 million Pfizer vaccines ordered for 2022.
I don't know what the requirement for boosters should be but it seems to me that we should be giving boosters to one and all until we know we have this beat.
I think everyone is just desperate for vaccinations to work. One thing is pretty certain Johnson will really struggle to impose another lockdown. This is our strategy, vaccinations and nothing more.
