Thread by @sailorrooscout

Yes, the vaccines ARE effective against the Delta variant. Yes, you will need both doses for maximum protection. Yes, they’re effective against preventing symptomatic infection, severe disease, AND hospitalization. Several studies have proven this now. Stop the misinformation.

Regarding the concerns about waning immunity. Please remember, this is likely referring to infection (see my most recent post on University of Pennsylvania’s study). Not effectiveness against symptomatic infection, not effectiveness against severe illness.

While neutralizing antibodies decrease over time (as they ARE supposed to) protective immunity provided by memory B-cells and T-cells is STILL present.

The term infection refers to the virus entering and being detectable in your system regardless of whether OR NOT it makes you sick, whereas the term illness refers to the virus entering, being detectable in your system AND making you sick. It it important not to conflate the two.

The first thing to know about the COVID-19 vaccines is that they’re doing exactly what they were designed and authorized to do. Since the vaccines first started their rollout late last year, rates of COVID-19 disease have taken an unprecedented plunge among the immunized.

The second thing to know about the COVID-19 vaccines is that they’re flame retardants, not impenetrable firewalls, when it comes to the coronavirus. Some vaccinated people are still getting infected, and a small subset of these individuals is still getting sick

-and this is completely expected. Read here: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
Your Vaccinated Immune System Is Ready for Breakthroughs. Getting COVID-19 when you’re vaccinated isn’t the same as getting COVID-19 when you’re unvaccinated. Want to know why? Read here: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Lastly I would suggest reading What We Actually Know About Waning Immunity: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
and Considerations in Boosting COVID-19 Vaccine Immune Responses: thelancet.com/journals/lance…