Friday | November 12th, 2021
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1) New Data Shows Drop In Vaccine Effectiveness
The Topline: While the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines still appear to be largely effective at protecting against the worst effects of COVID for most people, recent data has revealed that both vaccines seem to drop in their ability to protect against mild or asymptomatic cases over time.
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The Data
An English study looked at the vaccines’ effectiveness against the Delta variant over time, and according to The New York Times, it showed the Pfizer vaccine is around 90% effective at preventing symptomatic infection two weeks after the second dose – but drops to a 70% effective rate after around five months.
The same study showed the Moderna vaccine’s protectiveness goes down over time, as well, but less dramatically.
Remember: Symptomatic infection is essentially any infection with symptoms, even if they’re mild.
Studies in the U.S. and Canada showed both Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines are very effective at preventing people from requiring hospitalization. The amount of protection did decline over time, though not as much. For example, studies from the UK and Canada showed Pfizer was still at least 90% effective at preventing hospitalization at five months.
U.S. and Canadian studies showed both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines decreased in effectiveness against any degree of infection, including asymptomatic infection, over time.
A U.S. study showed the Pfizer vaccine was a little over 50% effective at about five months, whereas a Canadian study showed the Moderna vaccine remained above 75% at about six months.
Two of the studies were not yet peer-reviewed, and only one was published, but experts say the research shows consistent trends.
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2) More Americans Retire Without Social Security
The Topline: Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a growing number of senior citizens have retired without claiming Social Security.
‘The Great Resignation’
Last year, the number of Americans 65 and older who retired rose by about 5%. The number of people in the same age bracket who claimed Social Security benefits fell by 5% over that time period.
Most Americans qualify for their full monthly benefit between 65 and 67, depending on when they were born. They can begin collecting Social
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