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Also, the worst of the Delta variant is over, and New York was never as much of an area under strain as red states were post-vaccination
by FormerBandmate 5y ago
Also, the worst of the Delta variant is over, and New York was never as much of an area under strain as red states were post-vaccination
- AndrewBissell 5y agoThat was just a matter of seasonality, and a quirk where the southern states which tend to be the least vaccinated also have late summer respiratory virus surges. Highly vaxxed Vermont has been experiencing a major surge, we might expect the same in New York although they might have a much higher proportion of naturally immune.
- woodruffw 5y agoYou're going to pass the last few months off on seasonality? That strains credulity.
- beerandt 5y agoSouthern states stay inside in the summer. Northern states stay inside in the winter.
- woodruffw 5y agoKentucky and Missouri have roughly the same climate zones as most of the Northeast, thanks to their inland position. A decent chunk of Missouri is actually in a colder climate zone than the NY metropolitan area[1]! [1]: https://basc.pnnl.gov/images/iecc-climate-zone-map https://basc.pnnl.gov/images/iecc-climate-zone-map
- munk-a 5y agoVermont is a pretty bad example because while the numbers are up again they're still quite low - thankfully the state has never been hit terribly by the virus.
- pama 5y agoI keep my fingers crossed that the worst of Delta is indeed over for NYC, but I don’t feel more than 50% confident. Last winter NYC experienced a huge surge before the introduction of new variants. I hope the vaccines, booster, and upcoming child vaccination will help this time around, but it is hard to predict or control this disease.