Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/U7CWHdT0SWQ   Receiving the first shot of a 2 shot mRNA vaccination battery on the day you test positive for CoVid or within 5 days afterward cuts your chances of dying from the disease by over 80%. This the conclusion of an Israeli study that analyzed data from 271,710 persons who tested CoVid-positive using the PCR test during the period from December, 2020 through September, 2021.   While vaccine protection was significant for those 65 and older saving half of them, it was most dramatic for those in the 55 to 64 age group saving 81% of them.  Since the death toll was low for those under 55 years, vaccination did not have an appreciable effect on survival.     Vaccination also has a protective effect on hospitalization reducing admissions by 25% for those 65 and older and by 30% for those 55 to 64 years.  There was no statistically significant effect of vaccination on duration of hospital stay for either group.   The bottom line: if you haven’t been vaccinated and test CoVid pos