Perspective | Don’t panic, but breakthrough cases may be a bigger problem than you’ve been told.

Don’t Panic, But Breakthrough Cases May Be a Bigger Problem Than You’ve Been Told – Intelligencer

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

The vaccines are still performing quite well in preventing severe disease. But with Delta they are doing much worse in stopping transmission. Breakthroughs are probably now 10-20% of new infections, and perhaps as much as 5% of new deaths. A thread. (1/x) https://t.co/NvGends1ZP

— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) August 12, 2021