Rigby5
Diamond Member
Wrong??? You’re calling the data and conclusions in report referenced in the OP wrong?
Not sure if I misunderstood or not, but here is your post again.
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What a fascinating report. Thank you for posting. It really does show how wonderful these vaccines have been. The final conclusions especially….
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Summary of impact on hospitalisations, infections and mortality
UKHSA previously reported on the number of hospitalisations directly averted by vaccination. In total, around 261,500 hospitalisations have been prevented in those aged 45 years and over up to 19 September 2021.
UKHSA and University of Cambridge MRC Biostatistics Unit previously reported on the direct and indirect impact of the vaccination programme on infections and mortality. Estimates suggest that 127,500 deaths and 24,144,000 infections have been prevented as a result of the COVID- 19 vaccination programme, up to 24 September.
Neither of these models will be updated going forward. This is due to these models being unable to account for the interventions that would have been implemented in the absence of vaccination. Consequently, over time the state of the actual pandemic and the no-vaccination pandemic scenario have become increasingly less comparable. For further context surrounding this figure and for previous estimates, please see previous vaccine surveillance reports.
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It appears you are calling these vaccines "wonderful" and are stressing how "Estimates suggest that 127,500 deaths and 24,144,000 infections have been prevented as a result of the COVID- 19 vaccination programme".
The vaccines are not wonderful, and have not prevented any infections or deaths.
By temporarily reducing infection, they prevent herd immunity, which keeps supplying new hosts, so then cause the epidemic to kill the most people by preventing it from ending.