Would also be useful to color the states to indicate average age of population and BMI @nytimes
Also, deaths are counted since Apr 2021 but vaccination rate is as of Dec 2021, so would be useful to shift timeframe a few months later since some states were slower to vaccinate.
Also, deaths are counted since Apr 2021 but vaccination rate is as of Dec 2021, so would be useful to shift timeframe a few months later since some states were slower to vaccinate.
https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1476556224594427907
@nytimes To be clear, the Covid-19 vaccines approved in the US have protective effect against severe outcomes (although still awaiting Omicron data).
As a low risk category person, I was only fully vaccinated by June 2021 (2 shots Moderna + 2 weeks after 2nd shot).
As a low risk category person, I was only fully vaccinated by June 2021 (2 shots Moderna + 2 weeks after 2nd shot).
Overlaying average age and BMI (e.g., age = size of dot; BMI = color of dot), and shifting the date range later to when most people got their vaccines, would help to show the effects of the vaccines vs other factors that contribute to Covid-19 deaths.
This graphic is a bit more useful for looking at the protective effects of Covid-19 vaccines: nytimes.com/interactive/20… 
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