I said this before. Using folks who are likely to die anyway for a Covid metric is dumb and likely not representative for society at large.
COVID-19 breakthrough hospitalizations: Who gets sick when vaccines don't work?
“The problem is that the majority of this (elder) population has chronic diseases,” said Los Altos geriatric specialist Dr. Mehrdad Ayati. In December, about 12 to 15 of his patients in skilled nursing facilities have been hospitalized with breakthrough infections. All were vaccinated, and many were boosted.
They’re more vulnerable to all pathogens, not just SARS CoV-2 breakthrough infections, he added. “With any infection, COVID or not COVID, they have the higher tendency to be hospitalized,” he said.
When elders are infected, “other medical problems flare up,” Ayati said. “For example, if they have heart problems, heart failure is going to start to manifest. If they have diabetes, it’s more likely to be uncontrolled.”