I just spent more time than I originally intended looking at how many people are hospitalized and dying from COVID in Israel, where over 80% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID. 1/6
Israel conducted the fastest vaccination campaign against COVID so far. Over 80% of adults are fully vaccinated, which is why only 275 people are hospitalized with COVID in the ENTIRE country of 9 million people 2/6 ourworldindata.org/covid-hospital…
In comparison, Louisiana has a population of 4.6 million with only 37% fully vaccinated. Due to low vaccination rates, there are 1,620 patients hospitalized with COVID and 14-20 people dying per day, which tragically will continue to rise. 4/6 newsnodes.com/us_state/LA
On June 25, 2021 the Israeli government reinstated the indoor face mask rule amid increasing new cases of the delta variant, which is more infectious than previous strains. Fully vaccinated people were discovered to still be able to transmit the virus to others. 5/6
In sum, vaccinations work evinced by low hospitalization rates and deaths in Israel. However, fully vaccinated people can still transmit the virus to other people, especially indoors, which is why wearing masks in areas with uncontrolled outbreaks is important. 6/6
Remember vaccines are only one layer of defense against the #DeltaVariant
This thread was inspired by these headlines. As millions more people are vaccinated, we're going to see more breakthrough disease & death b/c vaccines are not 100% effective. Those individuals tend to be older than 65, have weakened immune systems or severe medical conditions.
The END! 💉😷🙏🏽
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
🧵As coronavirus continues to kill thousands per day, it's important to humanize their deaths. This thread is dedicated to the countless #SoulsLostToCovid worldwide. By telling their stories we'll ensure that their memories live on.
🇧🇷 23 y.o. Isabel Aquino, law student from João Pessoa, Paraíba #Brazil passed away from COVID. Two months later, her father Sandro Freitas Aquino, 56, passed away from the same disease #SoulsLostToCovid 1/30 g1.globo.com/pb/paraiba/not…
🇵🇪41 y.o. Alonso Espino Lobatón, better known as Rapper One, music producer, freestyler & icon of hip hop from #Peru lost his life to COVID. He leaves a wife and 4 children. #SoulsLostToCovid 2/30 elcomercio.pe/luces/musica/a…
Those lungs of the child in the CT scan will NEVER be the same again. Tragic.
When the lungs are completely damaged and can’t oxygenate the blood then patients are placed on ECMO, which uses a machine to oxygenate the blood. This allows the lungs to hopefully recover. If the damaged lungs don’t recover then lung transplant is the next option.
This 🧵discusses the CDC report of a COVID outbreak in Massachusetts during July 2021. In Q&A format it address vaccination status, hospitalizations, deaths, types of vaccines, symptoms, variants and more. I went through the report line by line. 1/15 cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…
During July 2021, 469 cases of COVID-19 associated with multiple summer events and large public gatherings in a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, were identified among Massachusetts residents; vaccination coverage among eligible Massachusetts residents was 69%. 2/15
How many of the 469 infected by COVID were vaccinated?
🔹Vaccinated: 346 (74%)*
🔹Unvaxxed: 123 (26%)
This shows that the vaccine does not prevent transmission. However, the vaccine was created to prevent SEVERE disease, which it does.
Please stop with these headlines! More importantly, only 4 fully vaccinated people were hospitalized and 🚨NONE of them died. This shows that vaccines protect against serious illness, but don’t prevent transmission, so WEAR A MASK and #GetVaccinated
Yesterday I wrote a thread about how few hospitalizations and deaths there are in areas with high vaccination rates such as Massachusetts. The thread compares Israel with Louisiana.
🚨There are no pediatric hospital beds in the state of Oklahoma due to the #DeltaVariant. Children are being transferred out of state to Texas. Doctors are calling for a state of emergency.
People have shared that some of the hospitalizations are due to RSV as well. In any case, lack of pediatric hospital beds in the state is concerning.
Sharing this updated post. Transferring children out of state due to lack of pediatric beds amid a pandemic is a problem. Covid strains hospital systems.
Sigh... 1. Vaccines work evinced by the fact that 99% of COVID deaths are unvaccinated people.
2. Masks are needed b/c the #DeltaVariant is unlike earlier strains since vaccinated people may have as much viral load as unvaccinated people allowing transmission to others
Anyone that says vaccines don't work is intentionally spreading disinformation. 99% of COVID deaths are unvaccinated people.
Important to note, in countries with high vaccination rates, say 80% (Israel), using percent vax vs. unvaxx deaths is not wise b/c a majority are vaxxed.
If you have
8 million vaxxed
2 million unvaxxed
More vaxxed ppl = more vaccine breakthrough disease; usually in elderly