“I was hoping the vaccinations would head off the variants.”
The various vaccines have varied effectiveness against the different strains (variants).
The Pfizer and Moderna seem to be about the most effective, across the board.
The Chinese Sinovac and SinoPharm are generally the weakest. J&J and AstraZeneca are the mid-range in effectiveness.
Even if you get one of the variants after being vaccinated, statistically, the severity will be much less, and the risk of death dramatically less.
To bad the people who died from the vaccine couldn’t read this
You facts about the variants are correct. I am hoping the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will hold the line and the variants will be eliminated by herd immunity.