Homestar440 [he/him] to politics • 3 years agoDamn, dude, this sucksimagemessage-square292 fedilinkarrow-up1140file-text
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minus-squarecilantrofellow [any]hexbear10·edit-23 years ago70% is only valid as a herd immunity target for diseases that do not reinfect and do not demonstrate an evolutionary rate capable of vaccine escape. I appreciate the nuance Wolff thinks he’s applying but it’s neither the time nor place. Edited as my 70% was vague. link
minus-squarevolkvulture [none/use name]hexbear4·3 years agoYes it's both the time and the place ~70% is for 12+, for adults it's actually quite a bit higher For the most vulnerable populations the vaccine rate is 85%+ link
minus-squareBeanBoy [she/her]hexbear8·3 years ago70% rate for the country doesn’t mean everywhere in the country reached 70% which is why we’re getting variants that can break through vaccines link
minus-squarevolkvulture [none/use name]hexbear2·3 years agoit means the entire country has reached 70% for people over the age of 12 link
minus-squareBeanBoy [she/her]hexbear10·3 years agoOklahoma has 50%. Wyoming has 48%. The country as a whole has 67% for one dose link
minus-squarevolkvulture [none/use name]hexbear3·3 years agoThe whole country is at 68% with at least one dose, we can say that's ~70% link
minus-squarevolkvulture [none/use name]hexbear3·3 years agothe most vulnerable elderly populations are vaccinated nationwide at a rate of over 80% link
minus-squareBeanBoy [she/her]hexbear8·3 years agoSo not even 70% are fully vaccinated, which doesn’t even matter if you’re in a local area hovering below 50% link
minus-squarevolkvulture [none/use name]hexbear2·3 years agoOf course it matters, particularly when we account for the fact that in most areas the most vulnerable populations are vaccinated at a rate of over 80% link
70% is only valid as a herd immunity target for diseases that do not reinfect and do not demonstrate an evolutionary rate capable of vaccine escape.
I appreciate the nuance Wolff thinks he’s applying but it’s neither the time nor place.
Edited as my 70% was vague.
Yes it's both the time and the place
~70% is for 12+, for adults it's actually quite a bit higher
For the most vulnerable populations the vaccine rate is 85%+
70% rate for the country doesn’t mean everywhere in the country reached 70% which is why we’re getting variants that can break through vaccines
it means the entire country has reached 70% for people over the age of 12
Oklahoma has 50%. Wyoming has 48%. The country as a whole has 67% for one dose
The whole country is at 68% with at least one dose, we can say that's ~70%
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the most vulnerable elderly populations are vaccinated nationwide at a rate of over 80%
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So not even 70% are fully vaccinated, which doesn’t even matter if you’re in a local area hovering below 50%
Of course it matters, particularly when we account for the fact that in most areas the most vulnerable populations are vaccinated at a rate of over 80%