Fifty-some percent is not a high vaccination rate.70% was the estimated minimum needed
If you include all kids, 0-11, as well as 12-15 or even 16-17 too. Israeli is well beyond that.
But as the NEJM study showed even
before Delta, with only a 37-43% reduction in secondary transmission with mRNA vaccination, is not remotely sufficient for ending the pandemic. That basically as the first sign, as I said early on ...
SARS-CoV-2 is the new HCoV-OC43
Unless we have something that can duplicate sterilizing, natural immunity in the upper respiratory tract, it's going to be with us. We won't even achieve effective, herd immunity. IgG-predominate mRNA vaccines that really only protect serious illness via the blood just aren't going to work.
Even the US NIH pointed that out way back in 2020 July, and Time magazine warned us in 2021 February. We were hoping we'd gain natural immunity with IgA and IgM antibodies after the vaccinated were exposed, because they usually didn't seriously diseased because of IgG anti-bodies. But that ended up being proven false well before Delta hit, and it's only getting worse.
Because we let people go without distancing and masks and, sure enough, even the vaccinated kicked the spread into high gear within 5 weeks. It's not just Delta people. It's the fact that the vaccinated spread it, like they always have, even original Wuhan-1 and Alpha, not just Delta, and heavily so.
Lockdowns were stupid. But distancing and masks to prevent widespread ejection, was smart. Unfortunately we had not only the worst messaging, but 3rd grader logic that was utterly wrong, and now fewer and fewer people trust the authorities that pushed that false, incorrect narrative.
YouTube and others have been banning Dr. Rand Paul, MD who purposely not only chose his words wisely, but more 'offensively,' had links in his description to the fully peer reviewed studies that showcased how cloth masks virtually don't prevent infection of the wearer at all. That's why he said he's 'wearing his banning like a badge of honor.' He literally, and very carefully, stated all the facts and truth.
We're literally banning peer reviewed studies at this point, anything that informed people that they are actually increasing the spread by following US and Social media proliferated information.