Deaths: Rate by age group per 100,000 Week starting: 5/2/2021 to 11/21/2021
Age 18-49. Fully vaccinated. 0.0 Not fully vaccinated. 0.5 Age 50-64. Fully vaccinated 0.4 Not fully vaccinated. 3.9 Age 65+ Fully vaccinated 3.5 Not fully vaccinated. 35.4
As I said - death rate is ten times higher in the unvaccinated (actually higher, because they group the people with one shot in with the unvaccinated).
Our hospitals would be seeing at least 80% fewer Covid deaths right now if everyone was vaccinated - which would mean staff wouldn’t be burning out, people with non-Covid issues wouldn’t be missing care etc. And yes, as I have always said, even with the vaccines people need to continue to mask and socially distance until the pandemic has died down to endemic status.
You’re making a common mistake Don of comparing absolute numbers to case rates. The RATE of risk of death per 100,000 cases is ten times higher in the unvaccinated, regardless of age group. No vaccine is 100%, ever, but these are pretty darn great ones.
