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523,000 fully vaccinated Israelis: Four severe cases of COVID, no deaths
2021-02-14
[Hot Air via Bongino] A year ago we were wondering whether an effective vaccine for coronaviruses might ever be developed for human beings. Six months ago we were wondering whether any of the vaccines in the pipeline would truly work or if 50 percent efficacy was the best we could hope for.
What was the name of that rush-rush plan the previous president of the US touted?
Today, looking at these numbers, I’m wondering whether the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are the most momentous medical breakthrough since the polio vaccine.
Oh, that's right - Pfizer did it all on the own.
According to the latest data, 80 percent of Israelis aged 60 or older have gotten both their shots whereas just 20 percent of the 16-59 demographic have. The vaccine has eliminated COVID deaths and almost completely eliminated severe cases of COVID among the demographic that’s *most susceptible* to those outcomes.

So if you've had both shots, you have a roughly one-in-1,000 chance of being infected, a one-in-35,000 chance of being sent to the hospital, and a one-in-130,000 chance of having a truly worrisome case. And again, that's a sample that includes a huge percentage of older, previously vulnerable people. The vaccine has lifted the cloud of COVID from over the heads of Israeli senior citizens.
On the other hand, there are 300 million Americans who haven't been infected. Most of them have not been vaccinated.
Posted by:Bobby

#2  2017 statistical death rate per 100,000 people in Israel is 531.7 per annum. Source.
Posted by: Thineger Sproing6704   2021-02-14 16:01  

#1  Here, Blue Cross Blue shield is requiring employees to be vaccinated or termination.
Posted by: Dale   2021-02-14 03:51  

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