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Blues Heron

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8. vaccine effectiveness declined by nearly thirty percentage points

Thu Aug 26, 2021, 09:50 AM

Aug 2021

Draw your own conclusions, but that seems concerning to me.

One study, which focused on frontline health care workers, found that vaccine effectiveness declined by nearly thirty percentage points since the Delta variant became the dominant strain in the U.S.

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New CDC studies point to waning immunity from vaccines [View all] MisterNiceKitty Aug 2021 OP

80% number is starting in December. LisaL Aug 2021 #1

ah ok thanks MisterNiceKitty Aug 2021 #2

The reporting has been very confusing. LisaL Aug 2021 #5

loose language around percent change JT45242 Aug 2021 #3

Yeah I think what LisaL says is true MisterNiceKitty Aug 2021 #6

I will get the booster, for sure! ananda Aug 2021 #4

Here in Florida CVS and Walgreens have been giving boosters. We got them last week. Sancho Aug 2021 #15

I am getting ready to try CVS in an hour, N/T IBEWVET Aug 2021 #22

This CVS asked, no shot till mid September. N/T IBEWVET Aug 2021 #26

I'm not at risk, so I will get mine in October.. ananda Aug 2021 #37

Frontline Healthcare workers? Bad Thoughts Aug 2021 #7

vaccine effectiveness declined by nearly thirty percentage points Blues Heron Aug 2021 #8

It's concerning but Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #16

From the article MisterNiceKitty Aug 2021 #9

first of all, I am not sure this is true. My niece has an immune disease and my sis wanted to Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #10

I would count myself fortunate, Demsrule86 MisterNiceKitty Aug 2021 #11

I am very grateful...that all my family appears to have survived this...the Georgia Governor is Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #47

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2021 #12

If a vaccine is 80 percent effective against Covid that means Tomconroy Aug 2021 #13

Look into research done in Israel SheltieLover Aug 2021 #14

Israel's data shows many breakthrough Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #17

Pls read research SheltieLover Aug 2021 #18

I'm talking about what hospitals are reporting in this country. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #19

I'll take the booster but I'm not going to go crazy Tomconroy Aug 2021 #30

Yes, but those who get it will have greatly reduced symptomes Calculating Aug 2021 #20

I have a feeling that the ones who are succumbing BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #25

The original initial Pfizer efficacy was found to be 95% (against the variants at the time) BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #23

No, that's not what 80% efficacy means. LisaL Aug 2021 #27

OK. What does it mean? Tomconroy Aug 2021 #31

Here: LisaL Aug 2021 #32

Of course it doesn't mean that. A whole bunch of vaccinated people Tomconroy Aug 2021 #34

It means this... Bonn1997 Aug 2021 #38

Now I understand. Many exposed people don't get it is what you are saying I think. Tomconroy Aug 2021 #40

Well, at least some exposed don't get it. I made up the numbers. Bonn1997 Aug 2021 #54

Not quite. Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #50

All vaccines antibodies wane. Corgigal Aug 2021 #21

The article is talking about actual immunity waning. LisaL Aug 2021 #28

That is what my sister's doctor told her about my niece who has an immune disease. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #49

OK... I'm not a scientist but... Is this not to be expected? Ohio Joe Aug 2021 #24

It mutates much faster than we can come up with new vaccines. LisaL Aug 2021 #29

You know. I think I'm going to start posting this regularly. Tomconroy Aug 2021 #33

Good for you! phylny Aug 2021 #35

The CDC isn't telling people not to go to ball games, not to go Tomconroy Aug 2021 #39

Most VAX data STILL shows 95% effective against hospitalizations and death even with Delta and uponit7771 Aug 2021 #42

And what of my one-month-old granddaughter? phylny Aug 2021 #43

Data still shows low death rates among children under 12 from CV infection and it shows people at uponit7771 Aug 2021 #45

Sure, what's another death or two amongst children? It's low, it's not non-existent. phylny Aug 2021 #48

You feel the same with driving right? Seeing there are higher chances of a kid getting killed ... uponit7771 Aug 2021 #51

I'm going to guess that our granddaughter phylny Aug 2021 #52

Yes, ... I am. ... shit uponit7771 Aug 2021 #53

No one is saying you should take your grandaugter to an outdoor rock concert. Tomconroy Aug 2021 #46

The CDC is, unfortunately, not current enough. phylny Aug 2021 #44

yep uponit7771 Aug 2021 #41

Another study seems to be suggesting that variants can evade the antibodies ecstatic Aug 2021 #36

also where does Corminaty fit in with this? cadoman Aug 2021 #55