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Old 08-04-2021, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Robbie0723 View Post
Delta just dramatically pushed the herd immunity threshold higher.

And immunized individuals can still be carriers.
Florida: 95% of hospitalizations -Unvaccinated.
100 deaths: almost all -unvaccinated.
Vaccines: not 100% but upwards of 90% effective in preventing infection and offer protection in the event of infection.