With teachers vaccinated, why are we still talking about hybrid, and not a full return to school?

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Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Was the Ballou HS fully vaccinated?

I am an ES teacher with FCPS and I'm due to get my second dose sometime early next week. My students return March 16th. I think it's time and I have no problem with it. I'm ready.

There will always be a virus. There will always be mutations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What school system had 70% of kids choose to stay out of school?

70% of TJ kids chose to stay home in the fall. The fact that the smartest kids who have the most to lose by not coming back to their labs chose to stay online should tell you something.

That number is probably even higher now, since the in-person returns have dropped by 20% since fall at two other HS I'm aware of.

It tells us something. That they like DL? That they all have the longest commutes and didn't see the value of 2-day school? Something else? I don't know. Did we ask them?

It tells us they're good at SCIENCE.

Or they hate their school and never want to return?

Maybe.

LOL you must not know too many smart kids at any school to think they hate school. Least of all TJ students.

-not a TJ parent

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Please do actual research on the vaccines. They are still very effective against the mutations, and very likely decrease transmission. This is recent data from Israel after much of their population was vaccinated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Was the Ballou HS fully vaccinated?

I am an ES teacher with FCPS and I'm due to get my second dose sometime early next week. My students return March 16th. I think it's time and I have no problem with it. I'm ready.

There will always be a virus. There will always be mutations.

No high school is fully vaccinated because high school students don't qualify to be vaccinated. I am surprised you're asking a question like that. So of course Ballou was not fully vaccinated. I've bolded the most salient point above for you to reflect on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Was the Ballou HS fully vaccinated?

I am an ES teacher with FCPS and I'm due to get my second dose sometime early next week. My students return March 16th. I think it's time and I have no problem with it. I'm ready.

There will always be a virus. There will always be mutations.

No high school is fully vaccinated because high school students don't qualify to be vaccinated. I am surprised you're asking a question like that. So of course Ballou was not fully vaccinated. I've bolded the most salient point above for you to reflect on.

Sorry. My question should have read, "Was the Ballou HS teacher fully vaccinated?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Please do actual research on the vaccines. They are still very effective against the mutations, and very likely decrease transmission. This is recent data from Israel after much of their population was vaccinated.

I suggest you take your own advice. They are not "very effective" against anything yet because nothing has been proven. And none of the vaccines have any efficacy against the South African mutation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Was the Ballou HS fully vaccinated?

I am an ES teacher with FCPS and I'm due to get my second dose sometime early next week. My students return March 16th. I think it's time and I have no problem with it. I'm ready.

There will always be a virus. There will always be mutations.

No high school is fully vaccinated because high school students don't qualify to be vaccinated. I am surprised you're asking a question like that. So of course Ballou was not fully vaccinated. I've bolded the most salient point above for you to reflect on.

She was an adult education teacher. Although I think you may have misunderstood the question.

You've also misunderstood science.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Please do actual research on the vaccines. They are still very effective against the mutations, and very likely decrease transmission. This is recent data from Israel after much of their population was vaccinated.

I suggest you take your own advice. They are not "very effective" against anything yet because nothing has been proven. And none of the vaccines have any efficacy against the South African mutation.

Yes, they are and yes, they have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Was the Ballou HS fully vaccinated?

I am an ES teacher with FCPS and I'm due to get my second dose sometime early next week. My students return March 16th. I think it's time and I have no problem with it. I'm ready.

There will always be a virus. There will always be mutations.

No high school is fully vaccinated because high school students don't qualify to be vaccinated. I am surprised you're asking a question like that. So of course Ballou was not fully vaccinated. I've bolded the most salient point above for you to reflect on.

Sorry. My question should have read, "Was the Ballou HS teacher fully vaccinated?"

??? It doesn't matter. Since they don't know what strain she had, and none of the vaccines are effective against all the strains, it literally doesn't matter if she was vaccinated or not because she is still dead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Please do actual research on the vaccines. They are still very effective against the mutations, and very likely decrease transmission. This is recent data from Israel after much of their population was vaccinated.

I suggest you take your own advice. They are not "very effective" against anything yet because nothing has been proven. And none of the vaccines have any efficacy against the South African mutation.

Yes, they are and yes, they have.

Well, okey dokey then. We'll just take you at your word. I suppose you have a bridge to sell, too. Righto. Just tell me where to send the check and I'll get it out asap. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Was the Ballou HS fully vaccinated?

I am an ES teacher with FCPS and I'm due to get my second dose sometime early next week. My students return March 16th. I think it's time and I have no problem with it. I'm ready.

There will always be a virus. There will always be mutations.

No high school is fully vaccinated because high school students don't qualify to be vaccinated. I am surprised you're asking a question like that. So of course Ballou was not fully vaccinated. I've bolded the most salient point above for you to reflect on.

Sorry. My question should have read, "Was the Ballou HS teacher fully vaccinated?"

??? It doesn't matter. Since they don't know what strain she had, and none of the vaccines are effective against all the strains, it literally doesn't matter if she was vaccinated or not because she is still dead.

DP. It is important to know if she was fully vaccinated. Not for you, maybe, but for rational people.

The mRNA vaccines, the only ones currently available in this country, are very effective against all the new variants. And she didn't get covid from children because her students were adults.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Please do actual research on the vaccines. They are still very effective against the mutations, and very likely decrease transmission. This is recent data from Israel after much of their population was vaccinated.

I suggest you take your own advice. They are not "very effective" against anything yet because nothing has been proven. And none of the vaccines have any efficacy against the South African mutation.

Yes, they are and yes, they have.

Well, okey dokey then. We'll just take you at your word. I suppose you have a bridge to sell, too. Righto. Just tell me where to send the check and I'll get it out asap. Sheesh.

Thanks. I like bridges. I also like science and follow the vaccine news closely. You should try it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Was the Ballou HS fully vaccinated?

I am an ES teacher with FCPS and I'm due to get my second dose sometime early next week. My students return March 16th. I think it's time and I have no problem with it. I'm ready.

There will always be a virus. There will always be mutations.

No high school is fully vaccinated because high school students don't qualify to be vaccinated. I am surprised you're asking a question like that. So of course Ballou was not fully vaccinated. I've bolded the most salient point above for you to reflect on.

Sorry. My question should have read, "Was the Ballou HS teacher fully vaccinated?"

??? It doesn't matter. Since they don't know what strain she had, and none of the vaccines are effective against all the strains, it literally doesn't matter if she was vaccinated or not because she is still dead.

It does matter. Did she contract the virus while at school? If she had been fully vaccinated it is very highly unlikely that she would have died from complications due to Covid. We are now being vaccinated.

Cite a source that says none of the vaccines are effective against all the strains. Everything I have read says that while some vaccines may have their efficacy reduced they remain effective against new strains.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What school system had 70% of kids choose to stay out of school?

70% of TJ kids chose to stay home in the fall. The fact that the smartest kids who have the most to lose by not coming back to their labs chose to stay online should tell you something.

That number is probably even higher now, since the in-person returns have dropped by 20% since fall at two other HS I'm aware of.

My God, isn’t it obvious? They like DL because it’s easier to cheat!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not vaccinated. Stop. Does anyone understand what is happening?

What are you talking about? Almost all FCPS teachers will be fully vaccinated before they even go back to work.

For high school it doesn't matter. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be at a high level of risk because their students have bodies that are like adult bodies, not kid bodies, and those students have not been vaccinated. Just look at the Ballou teacher who died this past weekend. It is obscene that that some of you expect teachers to expose themselves to such great risk when there is no reason for it.

No. Teachers of middle school and high school students will be vaccinated.

They will be vaccinated.

Let that poor Ballou teacher rest in peace.

Apparently you aren't reading any science reports. The vaccines have not been proven effective with the general population; the vaccines have only had an efficacy with a small self-selected population that does NOT resemble the general population. The vaccines do NOT have any proven effectiveness against the new mutations. Middle school students and high school students can carry the virus and infect teachers. Even IF teachers are vaccinated they can still carry the virus home and infect others in their households. Stop making stupid choices that have negative impacts on others. If you want the "poor Ballou teacher" to "rest in peace" then start making smarter choices that wouldn't have placed her in harms way. THAT'S the way to respect her and her family.

Please do actual research on the vaccines. They are still very effective against the mutations, and very likely decrease transmission. This is recent data from Israel after much of their population was vaccinated.

I suggest you take your own advice. They are not "very effective" against anything yet because nothing has been proven. And none of the vaccines have any efficacy against the South African mutation.

Yes, they are and yes, they have.

Well, okey dokey then. We'll just take you at your word. I suppose you have a bridge to sell, too. Righto. Just tell me where to send the check and I'll get it out asap. Sheesh.

DP
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/11/pfizer-vaccine-strong-response-new-covid-variants

People who have received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been found to have strong T-cell responses against the Kent and South African variants of Covid, suggesting that the vaccine will continue to protect against serious disease in the coming months.

In the first study to test immune responses against the variants circulating in populations, researchers found that although antibody responses against the new variants were blunted, they may still be high enough to protect most people from becoming infected, after a second dose of vaccine has been given.