Thread by @MonicaGandhi9

Want to tweet more good news about hospitalizations in US and effect of vaccines. Data source here. I am sad today. Every time you are given some good news (vaccines stop transmission; T cells work against variants), someone tries to frighten you again.
healthdata.gov/Health/COVID-1…

Okay so remember I told you that there was an "inflection point" in Israel at which cases started coming down with a certain rate of vaccination? And of course hospitalizations were not occurring in those vaccinated. So, let's look at U.S. and compare
3/31/21 vs. 2/24/21:

In the last 7 Day Cases reduced by -4%
Last 7 Day Hospital Admissions reduced by -24%
U.S. Total Inpatient Hospital Beds reduced by -39%
U.S. Total ICU Hospital Beds reduced by -43%
(All data broken down, below by age- it's crazy how well the vaccines work)

Total -- 3/31/21 -- 34.4k, 2/24/21 -- 45.0k -- Reduction of 10.6k or -24%
70+ -- 3/31/21 -- 9.9k, 2/24/21 -- 17.0k -- Reduction of 7.1k or -42%
60-69 -- 3/31/21 -- 7.1k, 2/24/21 -- 9.3k -- Reduction of 2.2k or -24%
50-59 - 3/31/21 --6.4k, 2/24/21 - 6.7k - Reduction of 0.3k or -4%

40-49 -- 3/31/21 -- 3.9k, 2/24/21 -- 4.0k -- Reduction of 0.1k or -3%
30-39 -- 3/31/21 -- 3.0k, 2/24/21 -- 2.9k -- Increase of 0.1k or +3%
18-29 -- 3/31/21 -- 2.1k, 2/24/21 -- 2.2k -- Reduction of 0.1k or -6%
Isn't that crazy? Do you see how monotonic that decrease is by age?

If you get the vaccine, hospitalizations plummet in that age group (older vaccinated first).
U.S. Total for Inpatient Hospital Beds for COVID on 3/31/21 is 33,972 -- 5% of inpatient hospitalizations (Light Green Zone); U.S. Total for ICU Hospital Beds for COVID on 3/31/21 8,290

so10% of ICU hospitalizations (Yellow Zone)
U.S Total for Inpatient Hospital Beds for COVID on 2/24/21 was 55,263 -- 8% of inpatient hospitalizations (Yellow Zone)
U.S. Total for ICU Hospital Beds for COVID on 2/24/21 was 14,526 -- 16% of ICU hospitalizations (Light Red)

Hospitalizations- isn't that a plummet?
U.S. Total Inpatient Hospital Beds for COVID reduced by 21,291 or -39%. since 2/24/21
U.S. Total for ICU Hospital Beds for COVID reduced by 6,236 or -43% since 2/42/21
Cases?
U.S. Total Last 7 Day Cases on 3/31/21 442,935 or 133 per 100k.

(Light Red), Positivity Rate was 4.9% (Light Green)
U.S. Total Last 7 Day Cases on 2/24/21 was 461,282 or 139 per 100k. (Light Red), Positivity Rate was 5.3% (Yellow).
Bottom line: Cases have been reduced by 18,347 or -4% on a per Last 7 Day basis between 2/24/21 and 3/31/21.

Look at data carefully; do your own analyses if needed; and see what is happening. Exactly what happened in other countries were vaccinations moved faster than here. Those vaccinated no longer susceptible to severe disease; it will all be okay I promise.