Thread by @MonicaGandhi9

We proposed metrics when restrictions could be safely lifted in states- which are1) high rates of vaccination & 2) getting down to 5 hospitalizations per 100,000. Wanted to list where each state is in hospitalization metric (surge vaccine to those highest) washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…

4/3/21 HHS COVID-19 Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity by State Report and COVID Tracking Project (for pandemic peaks):
Total U.S. Total: 15 hospitalizations per 100k; peak of pandemic was 64 per 100k, as of 4/3/21 we are at 23% of the pandemic peak

MI: 34 per 100k; peak of pandemic was 54 per 100k so at 63% of pandemic peak
DC: 33 per 100k; peak was 84 per 100k so at 39% of pandemic peak
NY: 32 per 100k; peak was 123 per 100k so at 26% of pandemic peak
NJ: 31 per 100K; peak was 116 per 100k so at 27% of peak
MD: 27 per 100k

;peak was 40 per 100k, so at 66% of peak
PA: 23 per 100k; peak was 59 per 100k so at 39% of pandemic peak
WV: 21 per 100k; peak was 59 per 100k so at 36% of peak
DE: 19 per 100k; peak 55 per 100K so at 34% of peak
CT: 19 per 100k; peak was 63 per 100k so at 30% of peak

FL: 19 per 100K; peak of pandemic 71 per 100K so 26% of peak
RI: 19 per 100k; peak was 46 per 100k so 40% of peak
TN: 15 per 100k; peak was 64 per 100k so 24% of peak
MO: 15 per 100k; peak was 58 per 100k so 26% of peak
GA: 15 per 100K; peak was 71 per 100k so 21% of peak

VA: 15 per 100k; peak was 44 per 100k; so at 33% of peak
TX: 15 per 100k; peak was 61 per 100K so 25% of peak
IL: 14 per 100k; peak was 58 per 100k so at 25% of peak
OH: 14 per 100k from peak of 56 per 100K (25% of peak)
SD: 14 per 100k; peak 81 per 100k, at 17% of peak --

ND: 14 per 100k; peak 63 per 100k, at 22% of peak
IN: 13 per 100K: peak 66 per 100k so 19% of peak
SC: 12 per 100k; peak 59 per 100k so 21% of peak
AL: 12 per 100k; peak 97 per 100k so 12% of peak
NC: 12 per 100k; peak 46 per 100k, so 26% of peak

MN: 12 per 100k; peak 40 per 100k so 30% of peak
MA: 12 per 100k; peak 74 per 100k so 16% of peak -
NV: 11 per 100k; peak 81 per 100k (14%)
MS: 11 per 100k; peak 63 per 100k (18%)
ID: 11 per 100k; peak 33 per 100k (33%)
KY: 11 per 100k; peak 52 per 100k (21%)

OK: 10 per 100k (peak 63 so 16% of peak)
NE: 10 per 100k (peak 68 so 15% of peak)
CO: 9 per 100k (peak 44 so 22% of peak)
AZ: 9 per 100k (peak 86 so 11% of peak)
ME: 9 per 100k (peak 21 so 45% of peak)
LA: 9 per 100k (peak 56 so 17% of peak)

NH: 8 per 100k (peak 33 so 25% of peak)
IA: 8 per 100k (peak 58 so 14% of peak)
AR: 8 per 100k (peak 61 so 14% of peak)
AK: 8 per 100k (peak 24 so 33% of peak)
WA: 8 per 100k (peak 21 so 37% of peak)
CA: 8 per 100k (peak 70 so 11% of peak)

KS: 7 per 100k (peak 53 so 14% of peak)
NM: 7 per 100k (peak 57 so 12% of peak)
OR: 7 per 100k (peak 19 so 36% of peak)
WI: 7 per 100k (peak 47 so 14% of peak)
VT: 6 per 100k (peak 13 so 48% of peak)
MT: 6 per 100k (peak 56 so 10% of peak)

UT: 5 per 100k (peak 27 so 20% of peak)
WY: 5 per 100k (peak 63 so 9% of peak)
HI: 4 per 100k (peak 19 so 22% of peak)

Remember influenza results in 20-40 hospitalizations per 100,000 on a typical year
cdc.gov/flu/about/burd…

So, already achieved that metric (if we use 20 hospitalizations per 100K for influenza) in 43 out of 50 states or in 50 out of 50 states (if we use 40 hospitalizations per 100K for flu). Getting to 5 is low but achievable with such effective vaccines; give 1 dose & wait on 2nd