Posted on 02/18/2021 9:01:18 AM PST by SeekAndFind
A number of states are approaching the threshold needed for “herd immunity” from COVID-19, according to an analysis from Fundstrat, a financial research and consulting firm.
At least ten states may already have at least 50% of residents either vaccinated or previously infected with COVID-19, according to the firm’s analysis. Scientists have not reached a precise consensus on how many members of a population must be immune to the virus to have reached herd immunity, but common answers range from 60%-90%.
FUNDSTRAT: Slowly, “the US is getting to that threshold of presumable herd immunity,” as seen in this ranking of states by “combined penetration” (vaccinations + infections). “As we commented in the past, the key figure is the combined value >60% ..” @fundstrat pic.twitter.com/rZsS7oTUvt
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) February 17, 2021
North and South Dakota are the top two states on the list from Fundstrat, with approximately 64% and 62% of the residents in those states having been either infected with the virus or been vaccinated, according to the firm’s estimates. Fundstrat calculates the number of COVID-19 infections in a given state as the number of confirmed cases multiplied by a factor of four. (RELATED: WHO COVID-19 Investigator Tried To Hide Involvement In Pro-China Statement, Email Reveals)
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— Thomas Lee (@fundstrat) February 17, 2021
Numerous scientists have said at various points during the pandemic that it’s almost certain there have been far more cases of COVID-19 in America than have been confirmed through testing. This is due to the number of mild or asymptomatic cases that individuals may not have sought testing for. The most aggressive of those estimates suggest that as many as eight or nine times as many people in America have gotten COVID-19 than have actually tested positive.
Other states at 50% or more in the Fundstrat estimate include Arizona, Rhode Island, Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
Where I am? They absolutely are. Have been for months.
Maybe San Francisco will stay in indefinite lockdown after COVID-19. The rest of the country has too many sane people for that nonsense.
Not in Public Schools in Colorado, NY, Chicago, California, Washington, Oregon, etc....
I don’t expect to be “back to normal” as long as the gubmint proclaims it is protecting vulnerable people with its newfound controls - and they can claim that for years to come. A lot of people don’t want this rushed “vaccine”; never mind the possible side effects - they can’t run “news” stories that the benefit may only last a few months and expect people to see it as a solution.
Maths is hard. Their numbers don’t add up and percentages don’t either. What they are saying is here are raw numbers, and the percents are our guesses.
It’s no accident that many of the lower population percentages are with the earlier-to-get-covid states. Loads of infections were not detected because they only tested the very ill.
The Dakotas were at the very end. Anyone who wanted a test could get one.
The number of new cases has been dropping like a rock. Perhaps you have a scientific theory about that.
The number of new case has been dropping dramatically. It's February, not July.
Long Island has had their schools open since mid September. For example, my school district has only missed one day.
My state, Virginia, is run by a “herd” of Democrat Party jackasses. The only immunity they have is from common sense, fiscal responsibility, prosecuting many types of crime, getting rid of illegal aliens (esp. the dangerous ones), keeping taxes down, and doing things efficiently.
They have reached “herd immunity”, known to sane people as “herd insanity”.
Their new state slogan is “Yes we are”!
Disgusting that the media now talks about herd immunity but if someone in the Trump administration ever mentioned it they would automatically be judged as cruel because they wanted everyone to get it rather than trying to stop everyone from getting it.
They have revised the testing process and quit doing the bastardized PCR testing where they multiply the specimens 40 X (that's exponential not a simple multiple). They are now only doing ~30 X.
Biden is in office so they don't need the inflated data to maintain control and squash the Trump economy.
Are you not paying attention to the control of the teacher's unions?
Are you not paying attention to the inconsistencies WITHIN the Biden administration, the press secretary, and the CDC?
They first pretend that 1 day/week of in person class is an "open school". Then they say they are targeting to have 10% of schools "open" by Fall.
You listed NY public schools being closed.
i simply responded that most in NYS schools outside of NYC have been open since September.
Something has to explain why the daily cases will be under 20,000 in weeks.
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases
I bet they aren't.
And I believe herd immunity is starting occur.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3936270/posts
Calling BS on the alleged drop in flu cases from 400,000 last season to 165 this season ( Great Reset )
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