Quote Originally Posted by beeatnik View Post
That's one factor, possibly the most important. But the emerging research in airborne/aerosol transmission highlights the connection between "virus rich environments" and severity of disease. The numbers in LA Co (and nationwide, actually) are not confidence inspiring. Fully vaccinated individuals with breakthrough infections have similar or worse outcomes than non vaccinated persons. Full transparency on where and how these infections are occurring is critical.
Ultimately, the point of vaccines isn't to protect the vaccinated in a "virus rich environment" but to stop transmission and thus end the virus outbreak.
On that front, the numbers are fantastic. Look at how Israel is doing a few months after mass vaccination.