Vaccinations were not prioritized perfectly, but they were prioritized well, and they protect even better against death than infection.
I’d be very interested in hearing (from Zvi or anyone else) more about where you stand on the extent to which vaccinations protect against death. Death is the main thing I’m trying to avoid. If we were confident enough that it protected against death enough, I would up my risk tolerance.
Given the numbers COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against asymptomatic infections then they are against symptomatic infections. We also see them to be more effective against hospitalization then against symptomatic infections.
Given that death is at the tail, they are likely more protective against death then asymptomatic or symptomatic infections.
The effect they have on long Covid is less clear. Long Covid won’t kill you immediately but can plausibly cost you a few years of lifespan.
I’d be very interested in hearing (from Zvi or anyone else) more about where you stand on the extent to which vaccinations protect against death. Death is the main thing I’m trying to avoid. If we were confident enough that it protected against death enough, I would up my risk tolerance.
Given the numbers COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against asymptomatic infections then they are against symptomatic infections. We also see them to be more effective against hospitalization then against symptomatic infections.
Given that death is at the tail, they are likely more protective against death then asymptomatic or symptomatic infections.
The effect they have on long Covid is less clear. Long Covid won’t kill you immediately but can plausibly cost you a few years of lifespan.