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> Does this mean that the vaccine decreases your chance of contracting the virus Yes. > but increases your chance of dying if you do contract it? No, I think

> Does this mean that the vaccine decreases your chance of contracting the virus Yes. > but increases your chance of dying if you do contract it? No, I think not. Scroll down to table 3, page 14. No one under 60 who was vaccinated and fell ill died. No one under 60 who was vaccinated was even hospitalized. But even in the most at risk group, age 75+, vaccinations reduced mortality by a factor of 10. I think it's safe to claim that "breakthrough infections are rare, the vaccine still provides a level of protection if one occurs, but when breakthroughs occur the elderly are at the most risk of death"

vizzah 5y ago
But recent UK data is telling us something different: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1001358/Variants_of_Concern_VOC_Technical_Briefing_18.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/... Page 16-17 Delta infections: Vaccinated with 2 doses - 10,834, died 118 (only 2 in below 50 age group). Unvaccinated - 71,932. I'll add half of those with "unknown" vaccination status, so the total is - 79,111, died 257 (26 in below 50 age group). Mortality rate for vaccinated: 0.01089 Mortality rate for unvaccinated: 0.00324 So apparently vaccinated have a 3 times higher probability of a lethal outcome. Not exactly what you'd want to see.