There's no evidence that vaccination is hampering immune response.
Among those infected with Omicron, hospitalization and intensive care rates are much higher in unvaccinated...
Among those infected with Omicron, hospitalization and intensive care rates are much higher in unvaccinated...
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-phrase-no-evidence...
If South Africa ended up fairing far better than a country with similar demographics and higher vaccination rates, it would be relevant, but there's not data to make that comparison, because other countries are much earlier in the Omicron wave.
Just pointing out that JAMA says SA has a vaccination rate of 44.3% as of Dec 2021; if you're gonna attack statistics it's a good idea to have the right numbers.