Spot on. And over 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated. It is still a pandemic of the unvaccinated.
Much appreciated. Just to confirm, if you are vaccinated, you can remove your mask because you are not at risk for hospitalization, correct?
While I'm waiting for GWB's answer, I'm wondering if someone can fact check this about Pfizer's CEO...
The Covid vaccines were designed to target the original Covid variant. The Phase 3 testing performed before the Delta and Omicron variants showed up usually had success near 100% in preventing Covid cases. This is not in the least bit surprising.
The Phase 3 testing was performed in an earlier time period while the original variant was prevalent. The testing was performed over a long period of time well before the announcement. It takes months of time to perform the testing, validate the results, and review the data. This should be obvious... even to the most simple minded.
So was it smart for the CEO to state this in a period of variants where the trials didn't apply? Was it factual at the time? Asking, because you're so clever, you must know.
Is Covid More Dangerous Than Driving? How Scientists Are Parsing Covid Risks. The coronavirus remains new enough and its long-term effects unpredictable enough that measuring the threat posed by an infection is a thorny problem. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/17/science/covid-risks.html Your analogy comparing coronavirus to car accident deaths is bad https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...aring-coronavirus-car-accident-deaths-is-bad/