This is a map of county wide hospitalizations. If you have paid attention the last few weeks, this map is getting darker, and the darkness is moving north across the board.
Another variation that maps 'danger'...again, the purple colors are worrisome. See PA, OH, IN, IL, NoCA, OR...its moving north.
This shows county increase in hospitalizations. This is a little skewed because some of the counties are so small...but you get the idea.
The US overall decreased by 7%. But states are starting to clearly see surges.
ND, ID, ME and my home state of OH clearly in the midst of the surge.
Lets look at PA. Kind of a purple state, kind of a NE/Midwest state. They got hit pretty hard last year, so fair amount of endemic immunity. They are right in the middle of vaccination rates at 56% totally vaccinated.
And...yeah. They are clearly seeing a surge.
Another state: MA.
One of the highest natural immunity and vaccinated states in the nation.
And they look like they are about a week or two behind PA.
This is coming for everyone. Batten the hatches.
THE SOUTH WAS NOT UNIQUE OR SURPRISING.
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Note that they too had a surge this summer. A fairly significant one, relatively speaking.
Fortunately, Malta has never had huge numbers of deaths. So whether there is some statistical significance in the death rate is probably impossible to calculate.
Biden, Walensky, etc have completely, utterly failed on their vaccine messaging.
First, it was get vaxxed...it will end the pandemic!
Then, it was "JNJ might cause a rare side effect...lets pull it off the market."
Then, they went back to masks for some reason.
Now, it appears to be "vaccines sort of work, but sort of don't." That has been their message all summer. And this mandate basically reinforces the idea that vaccines...aren't going to end the pandemic.
They are a complete utter mess.
And 'whatabout Trump' isn't good enough.
These clowns were elected to be BETTER THAN TRUMP.
And they can't even jump over that lowest of low bars.
As someone that has begged - pleaded - coaxed - to have hesitant unvaccinated get the vaccine, I am just pissed off.
If you think Biden's order makes it easier for people like me to convince the hesitant to get vaccinated...you clearly don't have a clue about the reality.
I've been dealing with this issue for YEARS. It started with the autism/vaccination debates.
And you know what works with people resistant to vaccines?
Understanding. Patience. Logic and reason. Sympathy. Understanding. And above all...RESPECT.
This order shows disrespect.
The one thing that never, ever worked for me is "OH, I AM A DOCTOR. YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ME! I AM SMARTER THAN YOU. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!"
That is exactly the type of BS that turns off people that are concerned about their own well being.
The real threat to kids...is hospitalizations. Unvaxed kids have approximately the same risk as a vaxed middle aged adult at being hospitalized.
This is why we still need vaccinations for kids.
1. There is no reason we couldn't have had a pediatric vaccine already. 2. We talk about schools, etc...but most serious childhood COVID cases are cases where kids get it AT HOME. Going to school (with or without masks) may actually DECREASE their risk. But it inc risk of family.