We’ve heard all along that the vaccines would be 95% effective. That means that 5% of vaccine recipients would become infected. 5% is about 217 out of 4300. Since far more than 4300 Washington citizens have been vaccinated, this must mean that the vaccine is far more effective than 95%. This is great news!
Well generally I agree with your comment but that 95% number doesn’t mean 95% won’t get infected. It just means 95% will not have severe symptoms. No vaccine prevents infection, they just teach the immune system how to fight it so if/when a person is infected it can be killed off quickly.
Still 95% reduction in severe cases is a good thing, if true and if it hold up. I sometimes wonder if this is just “buying time” under the expectation that everyone is going to catch it at some point - just minimize the severity when you do.