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Data from Israel and for Israel show that the Biontech vaccine after the second jab has still reduced protection against catching the infeciton of around 64%, however, the second jab protects against serious causes and hospitalizations with a probability of 93% - and that is what the vaccination has alwas been about in the first. You can still get ifnected - but you do not get brought down by it.

Without the seocnd jab, the protection is just small.

Earlier The Lancet posted a study showing that two jabs by Biontech protect against the Indian Delta variation with a probability of 88% and protect against serious causes and hospitalization with a probability of 96%.

Meanwhile, a new variant, named Lambda, causes concern at the WHO. It could be the next thing after Delta. It spread sin Latin America and is responsibole for a recent speedy outbreak in a Spanish region where Lambda is said to cause 80% of infections.

For Germany, the data models based on the Lancet and Israeli data mean that an effective herd immunty probably could not be reached with just 60-70% of the population being vaccinated, but that it needs to be 80% minimum. The RKI (the German CDC) even demands a minimum of 85%).