Official figures from Public Health Scotland show that over the past month the fully vaccinated population were on average twice as likely to die of Covid-19 than the not-vaccinated population, with a single weeks figures showing that the fully vaccinated were statistically four times more likely to die of Covid-19 than the unvaccinated.

These figures are evidence of suspected antibody dependent enhancement (ADE), a phenomenon where antibodies can enhance virus entry and replication in cells.

The antibodies generated during an immune response recognise and bind to a pathogen, but they are unable to prevent infection. Instead, these antibodies act as a “Trojan horse,” allowing the pathogen to get into cells and exacerbate the immune response.

The result is often more severe illness than if the person had been unvaccinated, and this is precisely what we are now seeing with official figures from Scotland.

Public Health Scotland publish a weekly Covid-19 Statistical Report, the latest of which was published Wednesday 26th January. The latest report contains figures on Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations by vaccination status between 25th Dec 21 and 22nd Jan 22, and figures on Covid-19 deaths by vaccination status between 18th Dec 21 and 14th Jan 22.

The new figures show that the vaccinated population still accounted for the vast majority of Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths over the past month, just as they have for the last several months, despite the fast acting Booster jab campaign in December.

Government institutions have tried to justify the vaccinated accounting for the majority of cases, hospitalisations and deaths by claiming this is to be expected when a higher proportion of the population are vaccinated, so they have instead used rates per 100,000 individuals to “prove” that the Covid-19 vaccines are effective.

But for months on end the case-rate per 100,000 has been highest among the fully vaccinated population, and the problem authorities have now is that the hospitalisation and death rates per 100,000 are now also highest among the fully vaccinated population.

The following graph shows the age standardised Covid-19 hospitalisation rates per 100,000 individuals by vaccination status in Scotland. The data has been extracted from table 14, found on page 44 of the PHS Covid-19 Statistical report published Wednesday 26th Jan 22.

The highest hospitalisation rate in the past month among the fully vaccinated was recorded as 63.11 per 100,000 individuals in the week beginning 1st Jan 22.

But at the same time the rate per 100,000 unvaccinated individuals was recorded as being 45.25. Meaning during this week the fully vaccinated were statistically 1.4 times more likely to be hospitalised with Covid-19 than the unvaccinated.

The 4 week average age-standardised hospitalisation rates per 100,000 individuals equate to 41.33 among the not-vaccinated, but 46.44 among the fully vaccinated, meaning on average the fully vaccinated have been 1.12 times more likely to be hospitalised with Covid-19 than the not-vaccinated over the past month.

The following graph shows the age standardised Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 individuals by vaccination status in Scotland. The data has been extracted from table 15, found on page 50 of the PHS Covid-19 Statistical report published Wednesday 26th Jan 22.

The highest death-rate in the past month among the fully vaccinated was recorded as 14.05 per 100,000 individuals in the week beginning 8th Jan 22.

But at the same time the rate per 100,000 unvaccinated individuals was recorded as being 10.4. Meaning during this week the fully vaccinated were statistically 1.4 times more likely to die of Covid-19 than the unvaccinated.

However, the most concerning figures came in the week beginning 18th Dec 21. During these seven days the death-rate per 100,000 was recorded as 6.55 in the fully vaccinated, but just 1.69 in the unvaccinated. Therefore, during this week the fully vaccinated were statistically 4 times more likely to die of Covid-19 than the not-vaccinated.

The 4 week average age-standardised death rates per 100,000 individuals equate to 6.2 among the not-vaccinated, but 10 among the fully vaccinated, meaning on average the fully vaccinated have been 1.6 times more likely to die of Covid-19 than the not-vaccinated over the past month.

We should not be seeing these kind of figures if the Covid-19 vaccines really are 95% effective at preventing death. What we are seeing here is that the Covid-19 vaccines are increasing the risk of death suggesting they are causing antibody-dependent enhancement.

These are extremely concerning figures and we imagine Public Health Scotland will refuse to publish them in future reports sometime soon if this trend continues, and we don’t imagine you’ll be hearing about them on BBC News any time soon.