In Germany, 52,000,000 out of 80-some million are double vaccinated. If these vaccines were effective at producing a sort of herd immunity, we would be beginning to see the result. So why aren't we?<p>Secondly, in this article we see "cases skyrocketing". But what does that really mean? If I am sick in hospital and tested every day, is each positive test considered a case? Likewise, if I was in a car accident and tested positive for COVID-19, despite being asymptomatic, is that considered a case as well? Or if I'm double vaccinated and have a breakthrough infection (which is increasingly common), is that also a case? 18 months into this, the word "cases" has lost significance for me.<p>I'm going to get blasted for this, but I just can't help seeing a connection between articles like these and the machinations of states to enact further restrictions, mandate booster shots, and largely close off society to the "unvaccinated", which, in my experience is people who've recovered from COVID and have natural immunity. My authoritarian government refuses to recognize natural immunity as a thing, with the guidance being to get vaccinated _anyway_, and heck, trust the science and get 3 shots, even though research on this is slim-to-none.<p>The most vulnerable to COVID-19 are old, obese, and infirm. Not young adults or kids. And yet state governments are treating this as a "black death" scenario for everyone.