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Originally Posted by Chief Pagan
Covid-19 vaccines saved an estimated 20m lives during their first year
Their impact in poor countries depends on how effectively governments prioritised recipients
Jul 7th 2022
The development of covid-19 vaccines was a scientific triumph. Converting it into medical benefits has required getting shots into the arms of as many people as possible, a process fraught with political and logistical hurdles. Nonetheless, a new study finds that jabs cut the disease’s death toll by 63% during their first year...
https://www.economist.com/graphic-de...eir-first-year
See also Lancet infectious diseases 2022, O. J. Watson.
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The vax faces a couple significant issues right now.
1. As well as it worked against the Alpha and Delta strain, it works just as bad if not at all against Omicron
2. Because it doesn't work very well at all against Omicron, people still screaming to get boosted are loosing some credibility.
At this point, unless you are severely immunocompromised, there isn't a need to get the vax or get boosted until they come out with a vax that addresses Omicron. And, imo, the pro-vax people would do their credibility good if they joined in that type of message.
The problem is the powers that be are in fear of being seen as not doing anything even when doing nothing is doing more good than doing "something".