There is a clear message that is coming through. This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. We are seeing outbreaks of cases in parts of the country that have low vaccination coverage because unvaccinated people are at risk and communities that are fully vaccinated are generally faring well. The good news is that if you’re fully vaccinated, you are protected against severe COVID, hospitalization, and death, and are even protected against the known variants including the Delta variant circulating in this country. If you are not vaccinated, you remain at risk, and our biggest concern is that we are going to continue to see preventable cases hospitalizations and sadly deaths among the unvaccinated. Lastly, I want to reiterate the importance of getting fully vaccinated. I want to reiterate that people who got the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are most effective, especially when against the Delta variant. When given as two shots in a series, both vaccines are most effective two weeks after the second dose dose with each exceeding 90 percent effectiveness against severe disease, hospitalization, and death. In real world studies, not completing the series puts those partially vaccinated at risk of illness. We encourage that people get vaccinated on schedule three or four weeks after your first dose; but if you are beyond that window, I want to reiterate there is no bad time to get your second shot.
Please keep in mind that vaccinated people who get sick or die within 14 days of being jabbed are counted as unvaccinated. Given the way the statistics were recorded, it is possible that what was really happening was a pandemic of the freshly vaccinated. According to a study of autopsies, most deaths of those who die following vaccination occurred within a week from last vaccine administration. The policy in place would have recorded these deaths as unvaccinated.
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