Covid deaths no longer overwhelmingly among the unvaccinated

[iemanja]

Unvaccinated people accounted for the overwhelming majority of deaths in the United States throughout much of the coronavirus pandemic. But that has changed in recent months, according to a Washington Post analysis of state and federal data.

The pandemic’s toll is no longer falling almost exclusively on those who chose not to or could not get shots, with vaccine protection waning over time and the elderly and immunocompromised — who are at greatest risk of succumbing to covid-19, even if vaccinated — having a harder time dodging increasingly contagious strains.

The vaccinated made up 42 percent of fatalities in January and February during the highly contagious omicron variant’s surge, compared with 23 percent of the dead in September, the peak of the delta wave, according to nationwide data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed by The Post. The data is based on the date of infection and limited to a sampling of cases in which vaccination status was known.

As a group, the unvaccinated remain far more vulnerable to the worst consequences of infection — and are far more likely to die — than people who are vaccinated, and they are especially more at risk than people who have received a booster shot.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/04/29/covid-deaths-unvaccinated-boosters/

The article goes on to say that the bulk of the deaths were among people who didn't get the booster shot.

[NotTodayPutin]

1. When will the next booster be available?

At this point it should be free boosters every 4-6 months, right?

[iemanja]

2. I just had my second booster two-three weeks ago

They haven't authorized a third yet, but I expect they will.

[NotTodayPutin]

4. That's what I meant, I just phrased it poorly.

Thanks for clarifying it.

[Meowmee]

3. Cnn reported this 2 weeks ago

They said it was 40% deaths in vaccinated but not boosted people.

[pnwmom]

5. What is potentially misleading about the way they framed this

is that vaccinations still provide a huge amount of protection compared to not being vaccinated.

But since so much of the population, especially the elderly population, is fully vaccinated, an increasing number of the deaths will come from this group.

[Midnight Writer]

8. Exactly. 58% of the deaths are among the unvaccinated, and they are a much smaller number.

Plus, as you point out, people who are the most vulnerable are the most likely to be vaccinated.

[Tomconroy]

6. Boosters made a significant difference. There should have

been a bigger push to get them into the arms of the elderly.

[Demovictory9]

7. get vaxxed people

[spinbaby]

9. Meanwhile, people are acting like it's all over

I was traveling yesterday for the first time since the mask mandate was lifted. Probably 95% of the crowds were unmasked.

[iemanja]

10. Yes, I've noticed there is far less masking

Not 95% unmasked here, but not like it once was. I always wear my mask except for eating or drinking.