Academy statement on the pandemic, vaccines and misinformation – Australian Academy of Science

Academy President Professor John Shine
This week weve seen significant misunderstandings and differing views regarding the effectiveness of first-generation COVID-19 vaccines. It is crucial that the distinction be made between a vaccines effectiveness at protecting from severe disease versus its effectiveness at stopping transmission.
Australias current vaccination strategy is aimed at reducing the severity of disease put simply, to reduce the number of exposed individuals getting very sick or dying.
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