“ The scale of the preventable loss of life is staggering. According to a recent analysis by Brown University, nearly 320,000 lives nationwide could have been saved if more people had chosen to get vaccinated. The Brown analysis also shows a partisan split in how those preventable deaths are distributed. States that went most heavily for Trump – including Wyoming and West Virginia – have among the highest rates of preventable deaths, while states that voted heavily for Biden – such as Massachusetts and Vermont – had among the lowest. “


[www.npr.org]

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Saint Cloud, Minnesota, where the weather is wonderful even when it isn't.

I wish we heard this fact mentioned more often in the news.

As the political season heats back up, I’m sure we’ll be hearing that more people have died of Covid under Biden than Trump, but that was largely a personal choice among people who could have been vaccinated but wouldn’t accept it.

Politifact:

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Spencer Fox, associate director of the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium, said… “I think even though vaccines were widely available, I think a lot of the mortality that happened over the summer [of 2021] during that major delta surge – was happening on unvaccinated individuals"

…and WaPo, last month, using CDC data:

Does “fully vaccinated” not include those who had boosters? That doesn’t make sense, but according to the graph, that’s what it looks like.

Fully vaccinated = two full doses.
Fully boosted = two additional doses.

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Saint Cloud, Minnesota, where the weather is wonderful even when it isn't.

Once again, the pandemic has been a test of numeric literacy.

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The culling continues...

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It is what it is.

CDC definition now includes one booster, if eligible, to be "fully vaccinated."
Just look this up today, as COVID has popped up in my household.

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Acer
CDC definition now includes one booster, if eligible, to be "fully vaccinated."
Just look this up today, as COVID has popped up in my household.

Ouch, and I imagine your family member is fully vaxxed and boosted. Take care.

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Saint Cloud, Minnesota, where the weather is wonderful even when it isn't.

If this virus was a little more deadly, it would have put a big crimp in Republican's gerrymandering.

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In tha 360. MRF User Map

It looks like one booster resulted in quite strong immunity, based on the graph.

And thanks to pdq for including it.

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Acer
CDC definition now includes one booster, if eligible, to be "fully vaccinated."
Just look this up today, as COVID has popped up in my household.

Same here. Self and extended family (5 married bothers w/kids, grandkids etc.) with a bunch of educators strewn throughout escaped until this month. Daughter two weeks ago then grandson last week both fully vaxxed experienced nothing more than head and mild body aches.

Friends and acquaintances marvel at the family and invariably tell us how "lucky" we are - no we're not lucky so much as vigilant and prepared.

easily buffed out

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