> The vaccines aren't a forcefield that ward off all things COVID. They were given the greenlight because they greatly lower your chance of getting seriously ill or dying.

> ... there were reassuring findings earlier this year that the vaccine was remarkably good at stopping any infection, even mild ones. This was a kind of bonus, we were told.

Isnt this false? If I recall, there was not enough data in early clinical trials to tell how effective the vaccines were at preventing severe illness and death, and the vaccines were largely approved based on reducing the risk ratio of infection

EDIT: pretty sure I'm right. See data below.