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Recent statistic I heard from an ER physician in Cincinnati, Ohio: several hundred people currently in the ICU city-wide with COVID (probably delta variant), on
by api 5y ago
Recent statistic I heard from an ER physician in Cincinnati, Ohio: several hundred people currently in the ICU city-wide with COVID (probably delta variant), only 2-3% of them are vaccinated.
Vaccinated people can get the delta variant (though with a lower probability of infection) but are often asymptomatic or have a very mild case. The vaccine is highly effective (>95%) at preventing severe COVID even if infection occurs. Unfortunately the vaccinated can spread delta even if they have no or mild symptoms.
In Ohio vaccination rates are high in the cities and low in rural areas, which unfortunately are also the areas under-served by hospitals.