The race between vaccination & the variants in NYC is in a dead heat.
Big progress on the vax: 27% of adults have had at least one shot.
But:
* 3,700 cases/day...65% from variants
* 25 zips at 10%+ positivity
* 200 hospitalizations/day
It's up to us which side wins this race.
Big progress on the vax: 27% of adults have had at least one shot.
But:
* 3,700 cases/day...65% from variants
* 25 zips at 10%+ positivity
* 200 hospitalizations/day
It's up to us which side wins this race.
After NYC's big surge last year, cases dropped precipitously.
Not this time. An enormous amount of virus is still spreading here. The rise of variants is undoubtedly a big factor.
Not this time. An enormous amount of virus is still spreading here. The rise of variants is undoubtedly a big factor.
25 zip codes in NYC now have positivity rates at 10% or higher.
The last time the map looked like this we were about to hit the winter wave.
This time we have vaccination on our side...and variants working against us. It adds up to a tenuous situation for a the next few weeks.
The last time the map looked like this we were about to hit the winter wave.
This time we have vaccination on our side...and variants working against us. It adds up to a tenuous situation for a the next few weeks.
To win the race against the variants, NYC needs to:
* Do everything possible to get vulnerable people vaccinated, especially in the communities being left behind.
* Slow down the pace of reopenings--have to hold on for just a few more weeks.
* Stop the downward slide in testing.
* Do everything possible to get vulnerable people vaccinated, especially in the communities being left behind.
* Slow down the pace of reopenings--have to hold on for just a few more weeks.
* Stop the downward slide in testing.
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