Facts and Stats

I read a medscapes.com article this week that referenced the CDC report I am sharing.  I'll add the medscapes link in the comments when I locate it.  In the meantime I've added  a CNN link that says a lot of what I reference, and a link for a Colorado story along the same lines.  Both links are at the end of my post.

Medscaped.com said Massachusetts reportedly has a 69% fully vaxxed population. If true, Massachusetts likely leads the nation in the race for vaxxers and herd immunity.

Interestingly, the medscapes.com article went on to say basically what the CDC report I'm sharing  says (medscape reported even higher percentages; however, I"ve linked the CDC report since it's what the article was based on): 

Of the 469 Barnstable County, Massachusetts folks who recently tested positive for COVID-19; a whopping 346 (74%)  occurred in fully vaccinated people.
 
Let me repeat: 74% fully vaxxed folks. contracted covid.

On a positive note, only 5  of the 469 Covid positive people, were actually sick enough to require hospitalization.

Repeating: only 1%  required hospitalzation. 

The media bombards us with stories about the hospitalized being almost exclusively the un-vaxxed.  HOWEVER, the CDC reported that of the 5 Covid positive requiring hospitalization, FOUR  were fully vaxxed.

Repeat: 80% of the Covid positive, in this particular study, who required hospitalization  were fully vaxxed.

There were no covid deaths reported.

Repeating:  0% fully vaxxed and 0% un-vaxxed Covid deaths.

274 of the 346 fully vaxxed who tested Covid positive were symptomatic. The remaining Covid positive were asymptomatic (without symptoms).

Repeating:  79% fully vaxxed, Covid positive showed signs of being ill.  The REMAINING 21% of the fully vaxxed, Covid positive did NOT show signs of being ill although they were.



I'm NOT disputing severity of covid, and I feel  deeply for those affected by it. I'm just saying the EUA vaccines are not the end-all solution everyone is pushing to be mandated.

The EUA vaccines do exactly what they said in the very beginng they will/will not do:

1.  The current EUA vaccines  will  NOT keep the vaxxed from contracting covid. (74% were fully vaxxed)

2.  The current EUA vaccines will NOT keep the vaxed from transmitting covid. (79% fully vaxxed Covid positive were symptomati, and therefore COULD take precautions against transmitting.  HOWEVER. 21% fully vaxxed Covid positive were asymptomatic--and therefore totally oblivious.)

3.  The current EUA vaccined  WILL reduce the symptom severity, and likely avoid death when you contract Covid. (Only 5 people required hospitalization. No deaths. HOWEVER, of the 5  hospitalized, FOUR--or 80% were fully vaxxed. The media would have us believe the vast majority of those contracting Covid, and the Covid potistive requiring hospitalization are the un-vaxed.)

The CDC says their report is "insufficient" to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of these EUA vaccines against Covid.  That's true--since the beginning of time, well at least since the first statistical reports--ALL research articles end with a disclaimer saying something along the lines of, "more research is required." The statement sparks interest, leads to increased funding and research, and additional  independantly corroborating research lends validity to findings.
 
Just so, you know, Massachusetts is not alone in this:  Colorado is experienceing a similar high number of fully vaxxed people contracting Covid.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/vaccines-less-protective-colorado-county-with-delta-variant-surge-cdc-study-2021-08-06/&ved=2ahUKEwjgg7v0h5_yAhVYj54KHc_nB3kQFnoECDUQAg&usg=AOvVaw3wDBCJFLaq0KoJ7nO7kHlH

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/07/30/cdc-study-shows-74percent-of-people-infected-in-massachusetts-covid-outbreak-were-fully-vaccinated.html&ved=2ahUKEwiMj-CXv53yAhWwAp0JHVaFBWkQFnoECCAQAg&usg=AOvVaw3ADR7TXEzmbHYsYFrIa8yt&ampcf=1

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7031e2.htm