US, Delta, New infections, up 70%. It’s July, obviously.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/16/covid-cases-rising/
Hospitalization, up 36%
(Unvaccinated, 97% of admissions)
Deaths, up 26%
(Almost all unvaccinated)
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccination-trends
US, 68% of population with one dose
CDC, Rochelle Walensky
This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated
We are seeing outbreaks in parts of the country that have low vaccination coverage
Because unvaccinated people are at risk
All over the country
Anthony Fauci
Delta variant, more than 70% of cases
Young people, been particularly hesitant about getting vaccinated
Hospitalized to a greater extent than they were earlier in the pandemic, in large part
because most older Americans are vaccinated.
Four worst states, 41% of new infections
California
Texas
Missouri
Florida
(20% of new infections, 45,000 cases last week, 47% fully vaccinated)
LA county, masks required in public spaces
Tennessee
Last 2 weeks, 310% increase in cases
Breakthrough infections
27 states report 66,000 breakthroughs
NBC, not CDC
Hospitalizations rare
President Biden
Vaccine misinformation is killing people
66% of unvaccinated adults believe myths about vaccines
Dr. Murthy
https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-misinformation-advisory.pdf
During this pandemic, health misinformation has led people to resist wearing masks
and to choose not to get vaccinated
All of this has led to avoidable illnesses and deaths. Simply put, health misinformation has cost us lives
Hesitancy, (Census bereau)
https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/household-pulse-survey-covid-19-vaccination-tracker.html
Household Pulse Survey COVID-19 Vaccination Tracker
UK
Testing positive, + 54,674
300,302 (up 40.5%)
Admitted,+ 740
4,313 (up 39,4%)
Deaths, + 41
284 (up 47.9%)
Source