Posted on 07/19/2022 5:31:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The leading cause of line of duty deaths amongst police was COVID-19 in 2021.
States with a large number of unvaccinated first responders “may face major workforce disruptions due to COVID-19 illness,” according to a study released Tuesday by researchers at the University of Miami.
First responders are more likely to contract COVID-19 than another population of individuals, but less likely to trust vaccines, the study says.
Last year, the leading cause of line of duty deaths amongst law enforcement was COVID-19, with 301 COVID deaths in 2021, according to the Office Down Memorial Page end of year report. This year is no different. The mid-year report from the group found over 95 COVID deaths in 2022. In fact, the group concluded the large increase in law enforcement deaths was entirely due to COVID-19 year over year.
The study looked at firefighters and police officers primarily in Arizona and Florida and found that out of the 1415 participants, 829 were fully vaccinated and 586 were not. The majority of the participants who took the survey were white men.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
“My Sil, son and daughter are first responders. Paramedic firemen and RN. All three refused the vax”
Smart.
It’s a simple math problem. There are over one million law enforcement officers. (In 2019 there were 1,000,312)
301 represents .03 percent.
An alternative headline.....99.97% of First Responders Do Not Die With Covid Though a Large Percentage Are Unvaccinated.
BS
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