Administered: 328K (extremely weak) (-12K J&J downward adjustment)
People Vaccinated, First Shot: 19,000 (Almost a dead halt). Probably due to a big downward revision in West Virginia, blamed on contractor error.
Fully Vaccinated: 199,000 (Very weak)
Boosters: 70K
% of Total Population With at least a First Shot: 64% (flat)
% of Those 18+ Years of Age (Adults w/1st shot): 76.7% (flat)
% of Those 65+ Years of Age (w/1st shot): 93.3% (flat) (83% Fully Vaccinated - flat)
Cases and Hospitalizations accelerating their decline further on this report. Starting to plunge. Consistent with Delta waves elsewhere after peaks - fast up and fast down.
1,961 Daily Deaths - Still up near the highs of the Delta Wave - should follow the drop in case numbers soon.
Vaccinations extremely weak (probably a one time hit by downward revision).
News Clippings:
Moderna CEO predicts when pandemic will end - one year, because of increasing vaccine production.
CNN: FDA issued an emergency use authorization to Pfizer for boosters in people 65 and older, those with underlying conditions putting them at high risk of severe disease, and for people whose jobs put them at high risk of exposure.
Reuters: Novavax applies to WHO for emergency listing of COVID-19 vaccine.
Reuters: Sweden eyes giving third COVID vaccine dose to more people... Sweden has vaccinated 83% of the population aged over 16 with one dose and 76% with two doses... "There are signals from abroad that indicate the protection from the vaccination is fading after some time, especially in those who are older"
CNN: Death rate four times higher in least vaccinated states. The average rate of Covid-19 deaths in the 10 least vaccinated states was more than four times higher over the past week than the rate in the 10 most vaccinated states, according to a CNN analysis. In the least vaccinated states, roughly eight people out of every 100,000 residents died of Covid-19 over the past week, compared with only about two out of every 100,000 people in the 10 most vaccinated states.
CNN: The pace of first Covid-19 vaccine doses is the slowest in two months, CDC data shows.
CNN: Vaccine protection against Covid-19 wanes over time, especially for older people. "For individuals 65 plus, we saw significant declines in VE (vaccine effectiveness) against infection during Delta for the mRNA products," (Ruth) Link-Gelles (CDC's Vaccine Effectiveness Team) told the a meeting of CDC vaccine advisers. "We also saw declines, particularly for Pfizer, for 65 up, that we're not seeing in younger populations... overall, Moderna's vaccine effectiveness is higher than Pfizer's. For the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, vaccine effectiveness actually increases with time, even after the Delta variant has dominated... "Coronaviruses often become endemic, and it is highly unlikely that we will prevent all mild or symptomatic respiratory infection," ACIP member Dr. Helen Keipp Talbot of Vanderbilt University told the meeting... So far, there's no evidence that getting vaccinated during pregnancy raises the risk of miscarriage or birth defects, several experts told the meeting.
Yahoo: The USA now ranks 39th in vaccination rate.
ABC: The delta variant is causing a surge in infections among kids in the U.S. and elsewhere, but experts say there are no strong signs that it is causing more severe disease for young patients.
Thanks for the continued updates, Beau.
Apparently CNN is lying again
NJ is 2nd in the national for total Corvid deaths
They have a 71% vaccination rate
Thanks. I saw much more traffic on nearby highways today than yesterday. Don’t know why. Maybe tomorrow’s numbers of vaccinations for today will be up.
It’s the leaky vaccine variant. Not delta.
So, where’s that novavax stuff.? That’s what I’m waiting for...
COVID vaccines - the world’s only product whose failure is blamed on those who don’t use it.
Thanks as always. I’m amazed at the 93.3% vaccination figure for over 65 folks. I would have bet that wasn’t possible.
I don’t understand all the optimism in this thread.
I’m reading today that deaths have climbed 40% in the past two weeks (Johns Hopkins data).
would you trust someone that continues to lie to you???...