I live in Maryland.
In the middle of September we had 60% vaccination coverage (as a percentage of the total population). Now in the middle of January we’re at about 71%.
Look at how vaccinating over half of our population has led us out of the Pandemic (or not!):
What about hospitalization?
Okay, but deaths are down right? Right…for the moment. 😬
I was at a local government meeting where they claimed that 70% of the hospitalized COVID cases were unvaccinated (though I assume this is CDC definition which would include the partially vaccinated and be based on PCR cycle rates of 35+). Only 30% are vaccinated and they usually have significant comorbidities. Nothing was stated about the hospitalized and their comorbidities, though given the CDC’s admission that 75% of covid deaths have at least 4 comorbidities, I would assume most of the unvaccinated have a number as well.
But the CDC also just acknowledged that 40% of hospitalizations are WITH COVID not FROM COVID. Given that unvaccinated are tested at higher PCR cycle thresholds, are most of this 40% who are not really hospitalized FOR COVID among the unvaccinated? That would leave 30% of the hospitalized BECAUSE of COVID as unvaccinated vs. 30% vaccinated. So many unanswered questions, so much garbage data.
So I go back to the question - what were we led to believe today would look like with 70% vaccinated? I thought cases were supposed to be down as well as hospitalizations and deaths. Nope.
Here are the 7-day averaged graphs:
How about your state?