POLITICO. “Success looks like very few people in the hospital and very few dying," Murthy added. "The vaccines do work, he stressed.
Breakthrough cases remain infrequent; few are life-threatening," he said. Murthy also adds that vaccinated people tend to overestimate the danger posed by the coronavirus and that unvaccinated people tend to underestimate the risk.
Murthy also pointed out that the situation is particularly dire in areas of the country that have lower vaccination rates and compliance with mask-wearing guidance. "This is the dichotomy developing," he said. "It's almost like living in two different Americas." Many hospitals across the US report having zero ICU bed capacity remaining.