THE MESSIEST PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC YET The Atlantic
Table of Contents
The Knowns
- 1. The vaccines work very well to reduce the likelihood of an individual being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19.
- 2. Even high levels of vaccination in local regions are not enough to prevent the spread of the Delta variant.
- 3. There is still a lot of randomness to where the worst outbreaks occur.
- 4. Kids remain at the lowest risk of any group for hospitalization and death.
- And kids are at higher risk of hospitalization now than ever before in the pandemic.
- 5. Vaccinated people can be infected with and transmit the virus.
The Unknowns
- 1. How many people have had COVID-19?
- That is, how many people have some immunity, from vaccination or prior infection?
- 2. How well do the vaccines work to prevent infection?
- 3. Why have so many more people been hospitalized in the United States than in the United Kingdom?
- 4. What percentage of infections are we confirming as “cases”?
- 5. How many people will die?
- 6. What are the risks of long COVID?
Uknowns not mentioned include:
- What is difference in % of asymptomtic cases betwen vaccinated, unvaccinated, and those with previous infection?
- How quickly does the effecitveness decrease if there had been only 2 weeks between jabs
- Is there any science behind the idea of giving everyone a booster shot?
- Why are low-cost ways proven to reduce COVID-19 being actively rejected in many countries?
- Such as vitamin D and ivermectin
- Is there any possibiliity of achieving herd immunity for the entire world?