Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized for Covid-19, along with his wife.  He was vaccinated starting in January, and is fully vaccinated.  (No word on his wife’s status, but it’s venture to guess that she, too, was vaccinated early in the year.)  If he lived in Israel, he’d have gotten a booster, since he’s over 50 and more than 5 months out from his first shot.  Instead, he’s in the hospital and months out from a booster.

CDC, what gives?

You could blame this on people who won’t wear masks, or people who didn’t get vaccinated.  But given the militaristic lockdown going on in Sydney right now (including mask mandates indoors and out) that has been going on since June, yet nonetheless yielded a record 830 cases yesterday, I would venture to guess that there is only one way to protect yourself against Covid – get vaccinated AND get a timely booster if you are in any way vulnerable.  Jesse Jackson is 79 – same age as my Dad – and suffers from Parkinson’s disease.  Why the hell wasn’t he offered a booster?  According to the Israelis, Pfizer is 15% protective against infection at six months, and only 80% protective against hospitalization.  That is simply not good enough for the most vulnerable members of society, and given 15% protection against infection, getting other people vaccinated is not going to get the job done.

Edit: Jackson’s wife had not been vaccinated.  Honestly, I am just disgusted by people over 65 who are not vaccinated.  Millions of young people missed school and put their lives on hold to protect them, and they can’t even get a shot.  Ridiculous.