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Hugin

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22. Maybe I could have stated it like this, as there seems to be some confusion...

Sat May 1, 2021, 08:51 AM

May 2021

When a vaccinated person is infected with the disease they are vaccinated against... It's called a 'breakthrough' infection.

IF one does get a breakthrough infection, the prognosis is dire.

I base this conditional statement on the following drawn from the numbers above:

Of the millions, 7,157 (so far) have experienced breakthrough infections.

Of those 7,157, 498 (or 6.95%) were hospitalized.

Of those hospitalized, 88 (or 17.7%) died.

The prognosis for that small subset of vaccinated patients who experience a breakthrough infection is much worse than the overall disease.

So, it's best not to experience a breakthrough infection. Therefore, KEEP WEARING A DAMN MASK. You don't want to fall into that small subset of patients who experience a breakthrough infection.

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The Coronavirus Vaccine Is Very, Very Good [View all] DonViejo Apr 2021 OP

Excellent! 👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Apr 2021 #1

The data is considering the current variants mucifer Apr 2021 #2

Yes. More testing of all needed, but Pfizer says it's confident it can Hortensis Apr 2021 #5

The real problem with the anti-vaccine morons ... Whiskeytide Apr 2021 #11

yes stopdiggin Apr 2021 #12

Agree entirely. It could have been controlled in 2 or 3 dozen countries Hortensis Apr 2021 #17

I would like to see a breakdown of the numbers for each vaccine oregonjen Apr 2021 #3

Most of the data is from the mRNA vaccines, Ms. Toad Apr 2021 #8

One J and J is equal to one Moderna/ Pfizer Peppertoo May 2021 #28

If one less person had died it would work out to one in a million. Towlie Apr 2021 #4

Yes, the vaccines are excellent. Hugin Apr 2021 #6

Given the past history of this virus DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #10

I think the OP is discussing the results of 'breakthroughs' stopdiggin Apr 2021 #14

When a vaccinated person is infected with the disease they are vaccinated against... Hugin May 2021 #24

That's Not What The Snip Says ProfessorGAC May 2021 #21

Maybe I could have stated it like this, as there seems to be some confusion... Hugin May 2021 #22

I'm reading the same stats -- and coming away with a far different stopdiggin May 2021 #26

Reads like 1900's surgical footnotes... Hugin May 2021 #29

that would be 1.2% of a vanishingly small number of 'breakthroughs' stopdiggin May 2021 #30

Yeah, there's only a few people killed by guns every year, too. Hugin May 2021 #31

Having had our first shots, my wife and I are eagerly anticipating the passing of the next 7 days. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #7

I don't think this is accurate janterry Apr 2021 #9

It's probably not far off. WestMichRad Apr 2021 #13

yeah, these statistics are misleading. At minimum they should give the percentages of these LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #16

probably an underestimate but if we assume only 1% of these people was exposed to the virus, LymphocyteLover May 2021 #20

We are so lucky to have such great vaccines for this plague and it's so ridiculous some people LymphocyteLover Apr 2021 #15

THANK YOU. This is the message that must KEEP going out. stopdiggin Apr 2021 #18

Thanks. Mighty good to know. calimary Apr 2021 #19

That's reassuring. I'm feeling lucky now... I need to go buy a Powerball ticket. NurseJackie May 2021 #23

Thanks!! I wish... LAS14 May 2021 #25

It's gonna need to be good now that the 🦠 has a strong foothold in India. roamer65 May 2021 #27

India is now seeing variants with three, four, five, etc mutations womanofthehills May 2021 #32

God god. I posted a thread on DU an hour or so ago and like this and got my ass handed back to me! GulfCoast66 May 2021 #33