Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)

[Vera]

Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said on Monday that 60% of people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 have had two doses of vaccine.

"In terms of the number of people in hospital who've been double vaccinated, we know it's around 60% of the people being admitted to hospital with COVID," Vallance said.

60% of people being admitted to UK hospitals had two COVID jabs

"Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said that 60% of people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are unvaccinated, correcting an earlier statement he made on Monday.

Vallance earlier said at a news conference with Prime Minister Boris Johnson that 60% of people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 have had two doses of vaccine.

"Correcting a statistic I gave at the press conference," Vallance said on Twitter. "About 60% of hospitalisations from COVID are not from double vaccinated people, rather 60% of hospitalisations from COVID are currently from unvaccinated people."

40% is still a scary number to me. Though 40% may include people with only one dose. I need to maybe read more about it...

Could it be that they are just way more irresponsible because they've been vaccinated? I mean, as far I as know, people could still get COVID even if vaccinated (and pass on to others! So yeah, all those vaccinated people who are now happily maskless - you can still be infecting others. But as long as *you* don't get seriously ill, it;s ok, I guess) but are much less likely to get seriously ill.