How misinformation works:
- ONS report shows breakthrough infections in the vaccinated are more likely to be Omicron.
- HART's Will Jones writes a Daily Sceptic article falsely claiming "the vaccinated are playing an outsize role in the current outbreak".
- Toby Young: 2+2 = 541.
- ONS report shows breakthrough infections in the vaccinated are more likely to be Omicron.
- HART's Will Jones writes a Daily Sceptic article falsely claiming "the vaccinated are playing an outsize role in the current outbreak".
- Toby Young: 2+2 = 541.
https://twitter.com/toadmeister/status/1473915023386886146
The ONS report *actually* says that if you're vaccinated you're LESS likely to catch covid.
But if you DO still catch covid, it's more likely to be Omicron. As you'd expect from a variant more able to evade immunity.
PS: The same's true for people who have had covid before.
But if you DO still catch covid, it's more likely to be Omicron. As you'd expect from a variant more able to evade immunity.
PS: The same's true for people who have had covid before.
The Daily Sceptic article admits this "doesn’t tell us how likely a person is to test positive in the first place".
But then falsely suggests that the Omicron outbreak is somehow the fault of the vaccinated! 🤨
Another HART attempt to "seed the thought vaccines cause covid"?
But then falsely suggests that the Omicron outbreak is somehow the fault of the vaccinated! 🤨
Another HART attempt to "seed the thought vaccines cause covid"?
Unfortunately Daily Sceptic boss Toby Young doesn't seem to have got past the first paragraph of the article (which is wildly misleading) before tweeting about it.
Either his tweet is VERY poorly worded, or he actually thinks you're 4.5x more likely to catch Omicron overall. 🤦♂️
Either his tweet is VERY poorly worded, or he actually thinks you're 4.5x more likely to catch Omicron overall. 🤦♂️
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