[11th_VA]

4 (vaccinated) out of 41 is 10%. Assume 150 million in US are vaccinated; 15 million of them could catch the new strain; however, during the J&J vaccine trials conducted during the peak in South Africa, none of those vaccinated that still acquired the virus required hospitalization.

So vaccines mitigate the effects of the virus

[2aProtectsTheRest]

"Assume 150 million in US are vaccinated; 15 million of them could catch the new strain; however, during the J&J vaccine trials conducted during the peak in South Africa, none of those vaccinated that still acquired the virus required hospitalization."

We have no idea whether that percentage holds, but even if it does, that's a 90% drop in risk of infection. That's pretty good. At the start of Operation Warp Speed, we were told that anything over 50% was pretty good for the first available vaccines. 90% would have been beyond anyone's wildest dreams.

Boosters being tested right now by Moderna and Pfizer account for the specific mutations in the Indian variant. That efficacy will jump significantly for anyone who gets the booster when it's available in the fall. Seems like we're staying ahead of this thing really well.