About 75% of the 800k Americans who died of Covid-19 were over 65 years old

Re:About 75% of the 800k Americans who died of Covid-19 were... by boeingUH60 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @04:04PM (#29608485)

As of December, 95% of US adults aged over 65 had gotten at least one vaccine dose and 87% two doses [1] which is considered "fully vaccinated" at this point. Seems like the group it affects most is taking the pandemic really seriously.

One thing that surprises me is how much I hear about 'anti-vax' rhetoric, however, when push comes to shove, the people with the highest risk are exceedingly receptive to the vaccine. Maybe the 'anti-vaxers' are just a very loud minority after all.

1- https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254250/share-of-older-u...

Just in case, I'm barely in my 20s and vaccinated.

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Re:About 75% of the 800k Americans who died of Covid-19 were... by ecpottinger on Saturday December 18, 2021 @04:06PM (#29608505)

Well, here in Ontario 80% of the population has had the injections, yet 90% of the people in the ICUs are people who had no injection. The difference is something to think about.

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Re:About 75% of the 800k Americans who died of Covid-19 were... by boeingUH60 on Saturday December 18, 2021 @04:15PM (#29608583)

Yeah, sure, I'm in no way downplaying the health risks of the younger group that get infected or that unvaccinated folks are straining the healthcare system. Was just making a slight observation ...the high vaccination rate on the 65+ cohort gives me assurance that the majority of people take the pandemic seriously and do their best to help stop the spread

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