RosietheCuban wrote:
It also didn’t help that most of the people we know getting sick and hospitalized are the vaccinated, while the unvaccinated remain healthy.
Who's "we"? You got a tapeworm? Or a mouse in your pocket?
Whatever your personal anecdotal experience might be, large-scale statistics show the overwhelming advantage of being vaccinated. Borrowing from "Peter Gandhi" on another thread:
Here are the numbers from 13 US jurisdictions, from April 4, 2021 - July 17, 2021:
During April 4–July 17, a total of 569,142 (92%) COVID-19 cases, 34,972 (92%) hospitalizations, and 6,132 (91%) COVID-19–associated deaths were reported among persons not fully vaccinated, and 46,312 (8%) cases, 2,976 (8%) hospitalizations, and 616 (9%) deaths were reported among fully vaccinated persons in the 13 jurisdictions.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e1.htm91% of Covid deaths were of those not fully vaccinated.