Am I reading this data correct? 18.4% of unvaxed represent 19.3% of hospitalizations? So statistically speaking, the vaccine did nothing to prevent hospitalizations?

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No, not necessarily. That data represents just hospitalizations, not the entire population.

Given just the data you present, we don't have enough information to conclude on whether or not the vaccine was effective. It could be that it had little to no effect, or it could be that only the very sick had to go to the hospital, and, even with the vaccine, they still got sick through some other means, but the vaccine could be effective overall. Or that naturally healthy people generally didn't feel the need to get the vaccine and statistically were less likely to be hospitalized in general. We can't tell.