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The population pyramid there skews heavily young, so it won’t take nearly as many vaccines to protect the most vulnerable.
by ummonk 6y ago
The population pyramid there skews heavily young, so it won’t take nearly as many vaccines to protect the most vulnerable.
- Spooky23 6y agoYou’re missing the issue. Once hospital access is unavailable, the death rate spikes. Young people are absolutely at risk. I can probably name a dozen <45 who required hospitalization, most briefly. Most of those folks had some impact for weeks or months.
- johnohara 6y agoThe India variant, B.1.617, is a double mutation that seems to effect younger populations. The new explosion in cases is purported to be related to this variant and is said to be more transmissible than the South African variant.