Compare and contrast the red and green maps above. They are the most surprising thing I have seen today.

They have in-depth data from the “New York Times”, in-depth study of the Covid mortality statistics after the vaccine is available, with the headline “Why Covid Death Rates Increase in Certain Groups. “

The Times must have buried the leader.

The red map shows the county Increase in mortality Due to adult vaccine qualification; the green map shows the opposite: those counties Decline in mortality.

Complex issues (such as mortality) usually have many variables and circumstances that are not conducive to making broad conclusions. The world is complex, and reducing complexity to one factor can lead to errors. However, given the medical miracle of life-saving mRNA-based vaccines, I cannot see these two maps while deeply saddened by the avoidable loss of life that has occurred.

“The Times” reported good news: “The mortality rate in most counties across the country has fallen. About one-fifth of the counties have fallen by more than half.” But they also reported some terrible news: “But in About In one-tenth of the counties, the death rate has more than doubled. “

Many Americans take full advantage of vaccines — see the green map — embrace the latest science, act rationally, and their self-protection instinct drives wise decision-making. Since the vaccine became available for all adults in April 2021, Covid’s death rate has risen from approximately 25% (from 14% of all deaths to 11%).

But as the red chart shows, not all Americans are involved, and the result will inevitably be bad results: “Compared with before all adults were eligible for vaccination, the virus now causes a higher proportion of young Americans and white Americans to die from various causes. “

Some states stand out because of their terrible post-vaccine availability results. Florida is a disaster; the death rates in Kentucky and West Virginia have risen sharply; Eastern Texas is a mess, and Western Texas is doing better. Large areas from the central to the northwest of the United States also performed poorly: Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Like Texas, California is the story of two regions, and the situation in Northern California is far worse than Southern California. Parts of Georgia are in a mess, and the first half of Michigan is in crisis.

As I suggested, this is complicated: a combination of local culture, each specific governor, general health, and comorbidities all play a role.

But the same is true for the effectiveness of vaccination + enhanced exercise. “States with lower vaccination rates tend to have higher Covid-19 death rates“The New York Times said dryly.

Many of these are deaths that are easily avoided. We should be able to do better than this.

source:
Why Covid Death Rates Increase in Certain Groups
Authors: Denise Lu and Albert Sun
New, December 28, 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/28/us/covid-deaths.html