The COVID-19 pandemic

[jeffster]

Where does the 70% figure come from and is that for the delta variant? I don't know Dr. Loh's source, I'm just quoting his statement.

I read this on The Guardian. Study from the UK. Could be bad reporting.

That said, doing more research on it, it seems that what I first read may have been misinterpreted. This is what I found on FT.com

Based on the data, FT analysis suggests two doses of a vaccine are about 95 per cent effective at preventing hospital admission with the Delta variant, and one dose upwards of 70 per cent.

https://www.ft.com/content/f2ae00ee-e3ae...f5cb540321

To me, that 95% prevention of hospitalization isn't great. However, I am having a hard time understanding their calculation -- what percent of people are actually protected? I mean, it sounds like you have a 1 in 20 chance of hospitalization if you get Delta even if you have two doses.