and signing that blank check on your life. (they're all Navy, btw...not sure which branch you're serving in).
The vaccines started out very well on the original version of COVID-19 at 95% effectivity (Moderna), but then the virus mutated, as we've all seen, and hindered it's ability to protect against infection...but it didn't drop to zero...not sure what the level of protection is right now, but they do help in that regard. What they still do very well...as borne out by real world results...is keep folks out of ICUs (~98% are unvaccinated) and morgues...and Hospitals...note: a Sept, 2021 report said that unvaccinated people were 5 times more likely to get infected with COVID and 10 times more likely to be hospitalized, than those who were vaccinated...so, they really do work.
If the only outcomes of COVID infections were runny noses, we wouldn't be investing all this effort on vaccines...but the stakes are clearly much higher, so we do the very best we can.
As for medical personnel getting vaccinated, many, if not most systems are requiring vaccination and the cooperation rate is typically in the high-90% range...not sure where the folks are that you know, or what their employment requirements are.
Regarding Michigan...their "COVID Crisis" was/is a front-page news item that caught my eye, and yes, given that we all know where Baron lives, I couldn't help but notice the coincidence...but my mention of Michigan's troubles with COVID had zero to do with BVZ...just a major state whose health care system is being overwhelmed with unvaccinated cases of COVID-19...I would say the same if it were Vermont, Iowa, or even California, because the underlying problem is "Unvaccinated" Americans...they're needlessly getting seriously ill and too often dying while squeezing out all others who did get vaccinated, yet have urgent medical needs.
I haven't asked, but am hoping, that Baron has volunteered to help fill the need for doctors to treat COVID patients there in his home state...if you're listening, Baron, let us know.
Finally, cases are rising everywhere, and a significant surge is possible...as for Florida, DeSantis now has an investigation pending by the Univ. of Florida for him ordering the destruction of COVID data...we already know he's cooking the books by not counting "Snowbird" cases, hospitalizations and deaths, so I wouldn't put it past him...back in August, Georgia was in very bad shape with hospitals close to capacity...they've gotten much better...btw, I'm on no way "Cheering" for bad outcomes...I'm just highlighting them when they occur so that people don't think all's well and decide to "Move On" before anything's been solved.