The other method Dave Dixon and I use to see if we can pick up inflection points or trend changes. Again you see not much dramatic in terms of percent changes, in fact, pretty flat directionally, especially in hospitalizations, which might be a little more reliable.
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Meanwhile in England…
Case rates for double vaccinated people are higher PER 100K (apples to apples) in every age category from 30+ onward. (Go to page 13 of the PDF.)
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1025358/Vaccine-surveillance-report-week-41.pdf
Looks like they’re showing as “about” 60% effective against death (right now, moving target though as effectiveness wanes) for persons 80+, the true at-riskers. But if you accept the theory that unvaccinated 80+ year olds are probably the weakest and most susceptible, that 60% is probably greatly exaggerated.
Good times.