Thread by @Cleavon_MD

I just spent more time than I originally intended looking at how many people are hospitalized and dying from COVID in Israel, where over 80% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID. 1/6

Israel conducted the fastest vaccination campaign against COVID so far. Over 80% of adults are fully vaccinated, which is why only 275 people are hospitalized with COVID in the ENTIRE country of 9 million people 2/6 ourworldindata.org/covid-hospital…

In a country of 9 million people, the high vaccination rate has saved numerous lives. Only 1 to 3 people are dying per day from COVID. 3/6
ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths
newsnodes.com/country/IL

In comparison, Louisiana has a population of 4.6 million with only 37% fully vaccinated. Due to low vaccination rates, there are 1,620 patients hospitalized with COVID and 14-20 people dying per day, which tragically will continue to rise. 4/6 newsnodes.com/us_state/LA

On June 25, 2021 the Israeli government reinstated the indoor face mask rule amid increasing new cases of the delta variant, which is more infectious than previous strains. Fully vaccinated people were discovered to still be able to transmit the virus to others. 5/6

In sum, vaccinations work evinced by low hospitalization rates and deaths in Israel. However, fully vaccinated people can still transmit the virus to other people, especially indoors, which is why wearing masks in areas with uncontrolled outbreaks is important. 6/6

Remember vaccines are only one layer of defense against the #DeltaVariant

This thread was inspired by these headlines. As millions more people are vaccinated, we're going to see more breakthrough disease & death b/c vaccines are not 100% effective. Those individuals tend to be older than 65, have weakened immune systems or severe medical conditions.

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