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> However vaccination rates here are > 80% What particularly matters is vaccination rates among the elderly. It's >99% vaccination rate in here Ontario, Canad
by retrac 5y ago
> However vaccination rates here are > 80%
What particularly matters is vaccination rates among the elderly. It's >99% vaccination rate in here Ontario, Canada for those over 70 years of age. Unfortunately some US states barely reach 80% for the same demographic. As far as I can tell that explains most of the difference in mortality since we lost control over the omicron wave.
- rsynnott 5y agoYeah, I think this point tends to be missed sometimes. Two countries with the same headline rate, where one has ~universal vaccination of over-65s and the other has 80%, would be expected to have very different death rates.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoTrue, but it adds an interesting comparison. Also, that does sound a lot like most of the people affected are unvaccinated, in which case I feel it's been their own choice to risk it. Though of course the added health system load is bad for all.