I suggest that NYC data wasn't solely omicron - you yourself were claiming America had a mix of omicron and delta. If I missed it, please highlight? But Australia's vaccination rate be this good or bad or what age group compares favorably with almost all developed nations. And yet cases still exploded,
I am sorry no way was transmission dominated by the unvaccinated. I am double vaccinated and just, caught the virus from a fully vaccinated person (see below).
And our hospitalization data shows that despite our relatively low community exposure rates (compared with America and Europe) this is not translating to significant problems with hospitalizations now. Since Australia's vaccination rate is as high or higher than America's (regardless if over or under 16 year olds) not sure how you would explain this.
Here's another update on my local hospitalization data:
Daily Cases Admitted to Hospital - COVID Live
Hospitalized (1,180 patients,
down 1,763 on the peak on Jan 25)
ICU (43 patients,
down 199 on the peak on Sep 21)
Ventilated (14 patients,
down 109 on the peak on Sep 19)
After steep falls the numbers rose slightly but are not showing any sustained upwards trend.
Australia vaccination - all age groups (US in brackets):
Double vaccinated 81.7% (65.9%)
Booster 49% (29.4%)
There is a big push here to get more people to have their boosters. Otherwise we are doing fine and most people here are more concerned about the Ukraine situation now - Covid is a bit "yesterday".
ps . I tested positive to Covid on March 14 and fell ill on March 15 hence dropped off here. Cough, sore throat, fever and general weakness. Been back to work since Wednesday, and a few easy rides since Sunday. Not fun I have not been that ill since I caught pneumonia in late 2016 but I didn't end up in hospital so I assume vaccination helped me.