Thread by @MonicaGandhi9

Michigan - let's look closely at their data here. Look at hospitalizations by age. Currently, COVID hospitalizations are less than the 2018-2019 Flu Season, especially telling in the 65+ Age Bracket
gis.cdc.gov/grasp/COVIDNet…

COVID-Net -- MMWR Week 11 -week of 3/20/21
Overall -- 8.0 per 100k
18-49 -- 4.3 per 100k
50-64 -- 11.0 per 100k
65+ -- 22.8 per 100k
2018-2019 Flu Season- MMWR Week 11 -week of 3/16/19
Overall -- 8.3 per 100k
18-49 -- 2.6 per 100k
50-64 -- 14.7 per 100k
65+ -- 23.5 per 100k

Michigan hospitalizations from COVID-19 now mimicking those from flu two years ago represents "defanging of the virus" with vaccines among older. Would recommend faster vax:
Here were the cumulative vax rates as of March 27, 2021 from the WaPo Vax County Tracking Map:

Wayne County, MI (Detroit):
Total Vaxxed -- 12.0%, MI 15.0%, U.S. 14.7%
18+ -- 15.7%, MI 19.1%, U.S. 18.8%
65+ -- 38.8%, MI 45.9%, U.S. 45.9%
St. Clair, MI (Port Huron):
Total Vaxxed -- 10.7%, MI 15.0%, U.S. 14.7%
18+ -13.4%, MI 19.1%, U.S. 18.8%
65+ -30.0%, MI 45.9%, U.S. 45.9%

Lapeer County, MI (Flint):
Total Vaxxed -- 10.3%, MI 15.0%, U.S. 14.7%
18+ -- 13.0%, MI 19.1%, U.S. 18.8%
65+ -- 31.2%, MI 45.9%, U.S. 45.9%
Genesee County, MI (Flint):
Total Vaxxed -- 12.7%, MI 15.0%, U.S. 14.7%
18+ - 16.4%, MI 19.1%, U.S. 18.8%
65+ - 41.0%, MI 45.9%, U.S. 45.9%

Here is where your county stands in terms of vaccination. Just talked to MD friend in Michigan, hospitalizations among young & unvaccinated. Let's go faster
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/…

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By the way, since I got some tweets, NO ONE is saying stop with #covid19 vaccination when hospitalizations mirror flu. We have such effective vaccines keep on going and going until you take out every tooth of this virus; I was just pointing out the defanging has started!