Omicron, which is incredibly infectious, came along after the vaccines did, ergo the infection rate went up after the vaccines were introduced. The two factors have nothing to do with each other though.

You're saying there is no chance that the vaccine facilitated the evolution of the variants (you know, like how not completing a round of antibiotics can foment evolution)?

Both Delta and Omicron came from severely and notoriously undervaccinated countries. They’re prime examples as to why we need first world countries to help with equitable access to vaccines everywhere.

Unmitigated spread accelerates evolution. Mitigating the spread slows it down.

What kind of reasoning is this? Is this the sort of logic you would use on the job?

you seem to be ignoring the fact that we’ve ended up with 2 variants that are more contagious… with the purpose of implying vaccines are to blame? complete nonsense

ok now where’s the link that provides evidence of this happening with covid? or are you just guessing?

I'm just pointing out that your claim that a vaccine making a virus more virulent being "nonsense" is not supported by >50 years of scientific research. Especially if that vaccine is leaky, which the current vaccines appear to be.

it’s nonsense on the current subject, which is covid… not sure we need the gymnastics of “technically it could happen” here