NSW Superspreader Party - Case Study In COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness

The West Hoxton party acted as a superspreader event, with 24 people from the party of over 30 attendees testing positive for COVID-19. But this party has also shown the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. None of the 24 people who tested positive were vaccinated. By comparison, the 6 fully vaccinated health workers and partially vaccinated aged care worker at the party have come out unscathed – not one has tested positive.

However, Australia’s vaccination program is lagging behind the rest of the world. Estimates have suggested that around 10.3% of the world is now fully vaccinated. Australia has only fully vaccinated around 4.8% of the population.

This “case study” shows how important and effective vaccines are. Studies from the UK have shown that both Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines are highly effective (>92%) at preventing people from falling seriously ill from the Delta coronavirus strain. Vaccination is our way out of this pandemic – unless all Australians are vaccinated, we remain vulnerable. Our elimination strategy is not sustainable, as we now see nearly all parts of our nation coming into lockdown. Sydney, Perth, and Darwin are all in lockdown, with Southeast Queensland “on the verge”.

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