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They've been moving the goalposts yet again. The CDC website still carries the categorical statement, COVID 19-vaccines are effective. They can keep you from getting and spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. But for months now, we've been hearing the opposite from the same public health authorities. Elsewhere on the same CDC site, we read : On July 27, 2021, CDC released updated guidance on the need for urgently increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage and a recommendation for everyone in areas of substantial or high transmission to wear a mask in public indoor places, even if they are fully vaccinated. CDC issued this new guidance due to several concerning developments and newly emerging data signals. . . . [N]ew data began to emerge that the Delta variant was more infectious and was leading to increased transmissibility when compared with other variants, even in some vaccinated individuals. So the vaccines will keep you from getting an...