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That 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 surge
by AndrewBissell 5y ago
That 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.