UPDATE: the vaccines still work
And this remains very true despite Omicron seeming to produce more breakthrough infections:
Who is filling up the hospitals in NYC as omicron surges?
Answer: it's still the unvaccinated. They are now *32* times more likely to land in the hospital vs. vaccinated.
You don't want those odds. Get vax'd now. https://t.co/vpCxAcY4FU pic.twitter.com/eRXvyKRFtD— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) December 31, 2021
The data is clear, and if only the typical Republican voter was ever exposed to it, as opposed to misinformation from America’s dumbest and/or most dishonest people:
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): "We all hoped and prayed that the vaccines would be 100% effective and 100% safe, but they’re not! We know that fully vaccinated individuals can catch covid, they can transmit covid, so what’s the point?!" pic.twitter.com/9V6rqBT9ey— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) December 28, 2021