New COVID-19 cases are declining across most of the U.S. But states that are bucking that trend have lower-than-average vaccination rates, and experts warn that relief from the pandemic could be fleeting in regions where few people get inoculated.https://t.co/MKSu9Hgz16
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 13, 2021
Most blue states will make Biden's July 4 vaccine goal. The red ones won't | Analysis by CNN's Harry Enten https://t.co/3WCyqappMp
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 12, 2021
Undervaccinated red states are nowhere near herd immunity as dangerous Delta variant spreads
Margin for Biden over Trump in 2020 election:
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) June 4, 2021
CA: +29 pts.
MD: +33 pts.
NH: +7 pts.
PA: +1.2 pts.
NM: +7 pts.
RI: +21 pts.
NJ: +16 pts.
ME: +9 pts.
MA: +32 pts.
CT: +20 pts.
HI: +29 pts.
VT: +36 pts. https://t.co/GuV2LZj1yI
1/ Vaccinated people are protected.
— Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA (@celinegounder) May 30, 2021
BUT UN-vaccinated people are NOT protected.
Take for instance Washington state. COVID case rate among unvaccinated people is as HIGH as it was in LATE JANUARY, near the PEAK of SARS-CoV-2 infections: pic.twitter.com/qn86L7Hq1o
Americans with 1+ dose via @KFF poll:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) May 28, 2021
83% over 65 years old
82% Democrats
77% college grads
65% White
64% women
62% all Americans
59% men
58% independents
57% Hispanic
56% Black
55% no college
54% White evangelicals
49% Republicans
48% under 30 years old
Here’s how the 10 states that have hit the 70% threshold for vaccination voted last November:
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) May 27, 2021
Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue. https://t.co/4DS6Tgw9Vc
In the 5 states with highest vaccination rates
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) May 27, 2021
Compared with 2 weeks ago
Infections down 40%
Test positivity 1.2%
In 5 states with lowest vaccination rates
Infections up 3.9%
Test positivity 8.4%
Vaccinations will increasingly become key to infection levels in a community
Sad! 