Thread by @profshanecrotty

I’ve had people tell me, ‘Oh, I got infected, so the vaccine didn’t work.’ No, that’s really an example of the opposite. You would have been so much more sick if the vaccine wasn't there to shield you. 🧵

sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/st…
@JonathanWosen

"Vaccine trial data...showing that vaccines reduce your risk and severity of infection...people who might otherwise have died are surviving...people who would have gone to the hospital are recovering at home, and those who would have had mild symptoms aren’t having any."

These phenomena were wonderfully illustrated by @nataliexdean . My favorite version of the illustration is the lego version (Note that the scale is relative. The total number of infections in the vaccinated group is dramatically lower than the unvaccinated group)

The La Jolla Institute of Immunology is studying breakthrough infections and is currently enrolling volunteers, as noted in the news article.
lji.org/research/resea…