Originally Posted by
glekichi
Not only that, but anecdotally it would seem that regions/nations with high booster rates are having the highest numbers of cases/deaths. Not that Ive done any kind of study, but comparing where I live (Japan - low boost rates, low covid deaths despite literally including traffic accidents in the numbers in half the prefectures, ageing population, high population density, lots of mass transit) vs where my parents live back home (New Zealand - sparse population, no public transport, very high booster rates, higher deaths per capita, higher case numbers per capita), it certainly seems the shot designed for the original strain isn't helping with Omicron.
New Zealand is recording roughly the same number of daily deaths despite having 1/25th the population and being much much more 'boosted'.
Infections are 3x higher per captita... deaths are 25x higher per captita...
New Zealand 96% 2x vaxxinated, 76% 3x or more
Japan 76% 2x vaccinated, 60% 3x or more.
Your example is one of many - but gets mostly ignored.