We KNOW the Delta variant is 1000 times more contagious that the original virus and we are finding out that the variants are causing the breakthroughs in those already vaccinated.
So what does that mean exactly? Are we approaching a time and place where no vaccine will help us?
From that extract we see how important it is to know how the term “COVID-19” is really defined.
If the latter definition is “true” then the vaccines are to prevent serious illness, and not so much for preventing infection (see vaccine manufacturer’s extract above).
If the latter extract is “true” then the vaccines would be for preventing infection (see vaccine manufacturer’s extract above).
Most vaccines are not designed to prevent infection but are designed to prevent serious symptoms. Research is still underway regarding whether the Coronavirus vaccines prevent infection:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00450-z
"A tweet: Says “CDC COVID-19 survival rates” are
99.997% for people ages 0 to 19,
99.98% for people ages 20 to 49,
99.5% for people ages 50 to 69, and
94.6% for people over 70."
PolitiFact's ruling: False
Here's why:
"[...] CDC spokesperson Jasmine Reed told PolitiFact that the agency has not released any age-specific COVID-19 survival rates [...]"