To track demand for the COVID-19 vaccines, the Gothamist/WNYC health team has been closely following the number of first doses given each data. First dose = new recipient.
While the rollout’s shortfalls among people of color have improved by a few percentage points, Black communities appear to have hit a plateau in recent weeks.
Those trends could threaten @NYCMayor's goal of fully vaccinating 5 million New Yorkers by June.
The math is spelled out in the story, but making the goal by June 1 is looking improbable. Getting there by the end of June will require a hefty turnaround. gothamist.com/news/covid-cas…
We'll need to see if the J&J "un-pause" and the walk-up appointments lead to another surge in new vaccine takers.
But what happens to the city's reopening plans in the meantime?
Elders with weaker immune systems + congregate settings that increase the intensity of exposure = greater likelihood of breakthrough infections... nytimes.com/2021/04/21/hea…
Alternatively, one could lead with:
"Most of those who were infected with the coronavirus despite being vaccinated did not develop symptoms or require hospitalization"
Why we asked: The NY variant (B.1.526) is considered one of "interest" (technically, a level below "concern")
But the NY variant makes up a larger portion of current U.S. cases than the S. Africa (B.1.351) and Brazil (P.1) variants, combined. cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
Another Sunday, another questionable take about NYC's COVID Data.
NYC DOH says some data from the past week will be lower than expected, due to delays in receiving data from New York State... www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid…