| > You can interpret this as either the vaccine not working (unlikely) or that high-income countries such as Iceland and Portugal test a larger share of their population than low-income countries such as Vietnam and South Africa (very likely) You may interpret all you want, but I was just pointing out the lack of solid data supporting the claim: "The vaccine significantly slows the spread" Almost 3 billion people have been fully vaccinated worldwide and yet there is still no evidence that the vaccines have any effect at all in slowing the spread of the virus. I find this rather remarkable. This situation could very well push the evolution of the virus towards more dangerous strains. Like what happened with Marek's disease among chickens: https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-vaccines-can-drive-pathog... > Your quote shows that the AstraZeneca vaccine loses effectiveness over time. However, the chance of an unvaccinated person passing on the virus is 67%, which is significantly higher than the 58% for a person who received the Pfizer vaccine. Pfizer buys you a bit more time, but the downward trend in your immunity is unmistakable too: https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/coronavirus/1626980447-vaccin... https://imgur.com/zt0wrOo https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/reports/vaccine-efficacy-safet... |