> We know antibody immunity declines over time, but protection against serious illness stays strong.
The article specifically mentions that that is not the case.
> the CDC reported an increase from 0.01 to 9% and 0 to 15.1% (between January to May 2021) in the rates of hospitalizations and deaths, respectively, amongst the fully vaccinated
> This report makes no attempt to control for lockdowns or other restrictions
Haven’t we seen previous reports that basically state that lockdowns and or massive restrictions seem to have a negligible effect on spread?
> The article specifically mentions that that is not the case.
The citation they're using doesn't load for me. I'm looking at results like this:
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...
> The analysis showed that the vaccine's effectiveness in preventing hospitalization and death remained high at 90% for at least six months, even against the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus.
> Haven’t we seen previous reports that basically state that lockdowns and or massive restrictions seem to have a negligible effect on spread?
Those reports, even if they're completely valid which is questionable, only show that government-mandated lockdowns have similar effects to voluntary behavior changes in response to waves of COVID infection, which again the OP does not control for.
The article specifically mentions that that is not the case.
> the CDC reported an increase from 0.01 to 9% and 0 to 15.1% (between January to May 2021) in the rates of hospitalizations and deaths, respectively, amongst the fully vaccinated
> This report makes no attempt to control for lockdowns or other restrictions
Haven’t we seen previous reports that basically state that lockdowns and or massive restrictions seem to have a negligible effect on spread?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eci.13484