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Is Delta still dominant in the US? First time I am checking the US Covid stats in months, and it seems like both deaths and hospitalizations in the US are risin

Is Delta still dominant in the US? First time I am checking the US Covid stats in months, and it seems like both deaths and hospitalizations in the US are rising. The opposite is true for most of Europe, where omicron cases are rising exponentiallly, but deaths and hospitalizations are falling flat.

maxerickson 5y ago
Omicron is dominant. Full vaccination is at about 65%, boosters are at about 25%, lower than much of Europe.
- floxy 5y ago
  Percent of US Population At least Fully one dose Vaxed Boosted Total 75.4% 63.3% 39.5% Population ≥ 5 Years of Age 80.1% 67.3% Population ≥ 12 Years of Age 85.3% 72.1% Population ≥ 18 Years of Age 87.3% 73.8% 42.6% Population ≥ 65 Years of Age 95% 88.2% 62.7% https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-total-admin-rate-total https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-...
  - maxerickson 5y ago
    They say 83 million boosters given, which is ~25% of the population. They seem to be using a different denominator for the boosted number there (I guess the number of people eligible for the booster). It's reasonable to be measuring against eligibility when evaluating progress in administering boosters, but not being eligible for a booster doesn't really make someone less susceptible to infection, so it isn't the right thing to compare across countries.
- dmoo 5y ago
  For reference Ireland • Fully vaccinated: 18+ years: 94.8% 12+ years: 92.8% • Booster / immunocompromised: 18+ years: 67.1%
IAmGraydon 5y ago
It’s definitely strange that there’s such a disparity, and I assume it’s because there are differences in what is considered a “Covid death” in the US vs elsewhere.
- christophilus 5y ago
  There’s that, and American obesity / general lack of health. (Just a guess.)
  - IAmGraydon 5y ago
    Maybe, but consider that 64% of adults in England are overweight. In the US it’s around 70%. Not that big of a difference.
rdedev 5y ago
It might be better to look statewide for the US. I believe omicron is just getting started in some places. Cases in NJ are dipping down currently and my college is planning to open up by feb
peteradio 5y ago
How deaths are counted really does matter. If we aren't accounting for the fact that many people are incidentally tested for Covid prior to their death of something else then that is going to be difficult to interpret in the middle of the Omicron wave.

maxerickson 5y ago

Omicron is dominant. Full vaccination is at about 65%, boosters are at about 25%, lower than much of Europe.

floxy 5y ago
Percent of US Population At least Fully one dose Vaxed Boosted Total 75.4% 63.3% 39.5% Population ≥ 5 Years of Age 80.1% 67.3% Population ≥ 12 Years of Age 85.3% 72.1% Population ≥ 18 Years of Age 87.3% 73.8% 42.6% Population ≥ 65 Years of Age 95% 88.2% 62.7% https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-total-admin-rate-total https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-...
- maxerickson 5y ago
  They say 83 million boosters given, which is ~25% of the population. They seem to be using a different denominator for the boosted number there (I guess the number of people eligible for the booster). It's reasonable to be measuring against eligibility when evaluating progress in administering boosters, but not being eligible for a booster doesn't really make someone less susceptible to infection, so it isn't the right thing to compare across countries.
dmoo 5y ago
For reference Ireland • Fully vaccinated: 18+ years: 94.8% 12+ years: 92.8% • Booster / immunocompromised: 18+ years: 67.1%

IAmGraydon 5y ago

It’s definitely strange that there’s such a disparity, and I assume it’s because there are differences in what is considered a “Covid death” in the US vs elsewhere.

christophilus 5y ago
There’s that, and American obesity / general lack of health. (Just a guess.)
- IAmGraydon 5y ago
  Maybe, but consider that 64% of adults in England are overweight. In the US it’s around 70%. Not that big of a difference.

rdedev 5y ago

It might be better to look statewide for the US. I believe omicron is just getting started in some places. Cases in NJ are dipping down currently and my college is planning to open up by feb

peteradio 5y ago

How deaths are counted really does matter. If we aren't accounting for the fact that many people are incidentally tested for Covid prior to their death of something else then that is going to be difficult to interpret in the middle of the Omicron wave.