delta variant /oss/taxonomy/term/5620/all en Hospitalization rates confirm COVID vaccines' benefits /oss/article/covid-19/hospitalization-rates-confirm-covid-vaccines-benefits <hr /> <p>This article was originally <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-hospitalization-rates-confirm-covid-vaccines-benefits">published in the Montreal Gazette</a></p> Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:14:39 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 8981 at /oss The Internet is full of claims that vaccines do not protect us from COVID-19. What recent evidence is there that they do? /oss/article/covid-19/internet-full-claims-vaccines-do-not-protect-us-covid-19-what-recent-evidence-there-they-do <p>It is true that the original protection rate of over 90% in the trials has not been matched by real-life experience, but that was to be expected. However, the protection is still significant. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that among frontline workers vaccines are 66% effective even when most infections are due to the delta variant.</p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:37:50 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8821 at /oss