📣 THREAD: Earlier today @PaulKrugman linked to a post of mine from December which showed how the #DeltaVariant ravaged Red America for 6 months. 1/
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In the post, I noted that in June 2021, the COVID death rate in the reddest decile of the U.S. was "only" 43% higher than in the bluest decile, but by August it was running an astonishing 7.3x higher in the reddest 10th of the country than the bluest 10th: 2/ 
For the full 6-month period (June - December), the death rate in the reddest decile averaged around 5.8x higher than in the bluest decile.
More recently I noted that the #OmicronVariant is a whole new chapter, with case rates running higher in *blue* counties than red ones... 3/
More recently I noted that the #OmicronVariant is a whole new chapter, with case rates running higher in *blue* counties than red ones... 3/
...and so, now that we're into February, here's what the same graph looks like for January 2021 *only*.
Yep, it's basically "reset" so that the COVID death rate is back down to being "only" 30% higher in the reddest 10th of the country again.
Stay tuned. /4
Yep, it's basically "reset" so that the COVID death rate is back down to being "only" 30% higher in the reddest 10th of the country again.
Stay tuned. /4
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