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anotherOKIE

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5. herd immunity won't happen

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Sep 18, 2021, 04:54 PM

Sep 2021

From what I have read herd immunity "is unlikely to happen" (quote from NY Times article July 21). I wish it were otherwise. If we are lucky, it will become a mild infection that can be treated.

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Full vaccination rates: Florida 65.9%, Connecticut 79.1% and West Virginia dead last at 48% [View all] steve2470 Sep 2021 OP

There used to be a local talk show host that said WV doc03 Sep 2021 #1

woot-woot - MA is at 88%, second highest after HI getagrip_already Sep 2021 #2

Overall Oregon (my state) is doing pretty well leftieNanner Sep 2021 #3

66% is the at least one dose rate not full vaccination. Full vax is 56% mucifer Sep 2021 #4

see here please, not sure why there is a difference steve2470 Sep 2021 #12

herd immunity won't happen anotherOKIE Sep 2021 #5

Shocked we jumped from 48% to 65.9 in a short time in Florida. Guess word is out 50,000 deaths FloridaBlues Sep 2021 #6

"dead last" is a ghoulish but apt phrase to choose. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #7

Here in IL we have the northern part of the state....73+%, southern part 49-51%...pitiful! PortTack Sep 2021 #8

Can't see because of paywall. But way different than Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #9

see here please, chart says "adult", not sure of the precise criteria for that steve2470 Sep 2021 #11

Thank you. Guess CT has fewer kids. Like 5th among all pop. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2021 #13

I apologize for this chart being small, but I had to copy it from the NY Times website... steve2470 Sep 2021 #10