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You don't need to guess. The CDC is making daily estimates. As of right now: * 33% of the US population has had at least one dose (19% are fully vaccinated).
by timr 6y ago
You don't need to guess. The CDC is making daily estimates. As of right now:
* 33% of the US population has had at least one dose (19% are fully vaccinated).
* 42% (25%) of the population over 18.
* 76% (57%) of the population over 65 (who are, not incidentally, by far the most likely to experience mortality):
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations
These numbers are rapidly increasing, and on top of the ~100-120M that have been infected in the US already (current CDC estimates are that actual cases are around 4x the number reported [1]). And of course, as I said, it's not as if "herd immunity" is a single number that is the same everywhere in the US.
Nobody claimed that we're there yet, but given all current data, pessimism is unwarranted.
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/geographic-seroprevalence-surveys.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/geog...
- loeg 6y agoI don't think we disagree about anything you stated in this comment. I disagree with your earlier, unqualified claim: > > So can we have "herd" immunity when the majority of the able-bodied working-age population and school kids are not protected yet? > Yes.
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