Posted on 07/04/2021 11:19:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The US overtook New Zealand in June to become the best place to be during a global pandemic.
The latest ranking includes "reopening progress" as a factor, which helped the US rise 13 spots to number one.
Several European countries are also in the top 10 thanks to effective vaccination rollouts that have allowed the region to open up to tourists.
As vaccination rates go up and masks come off, the US is now the best place to be during the pandemic, according to Bloomberg's monthly Covid Resilience Ranking.
The index ranks 53 major economies each month on how they're handling the virus and the level of social and economic disruption caused by the pandemic.
Unlike previous rankings, the latest index takes into account "reopening progress," which includes factors like vaccination progress, lockdown severity, flight capacity, and vaccinated travel routes.
And it's this latest addition that has helped the US rise from the 13th spot in May, overtaking New Zealand for the number one spot in June.
As the coronavirus era stretches on, Bloomberg said "normalization" is now a key factor on top of countries' ability to contain the virus.
With 47% of its population vaccinated, "restaurants are packed, masks are no longer required for vaccinated people, and Americans are going on vacation again," said Bloomberg.
Just four states - Hawaii, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington - are not fully reopened in the US due to not having hit vaccination goals, according to a New York Times reopening tracker. Most of the country is expected to be fully reopened by July.
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Thank you President Trump for pre-ordering 80 million vaccine doses
Absolutely. Speeding vaccine development and having it available to the entire population is probably the single greatest achievement of his presidency . But there are so many.
It’s also not a coincidence that the country with the greatest number of people vaccinated and with the best in class (Pfizer) is also the most resilient. Look at other parts of the world where it’s still raging.
Conspiracy time!
What if....
Biden was pushing for his vaccine goal by the Independence Day because the data was being cooked to coincide with this news? He could take all the credit (still will, just as he says he’s created 3 million jobs since taking office, etc).
That’s why they push the vaccine so hard. Because they need to take advantage of the narrative.
If vaccine hesitancy and refusal are so high in the US, then how are we number one in returning back to normal and the best place to live?
One has to wonder...
Wow, this is going so well there is no need to get a shot now.
What does the ranking for the individual states look like ???
“If vaccine hesitancy and refusal are so high in the US, then how are we number one in returning back to normal and the best place to live?”
When Trump was president the media screamed that the USA was the country with the worst response in the world to COVID.
Quick turnaround once Biden took office. Everything is great but still Dems still 0desperate about shots at the same time. Quite the balancing act.
Yahoo News, “Insider” and Doomberg - not a single credible or coherent publication involved. One may as well throw darts at the wall.
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