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Re:A super-spreading event of Omicron amongst triple-vaccina... by lambdaba on Monday December 27, 2021 @09:18AM (#29702670)
Bulgaria has a very low vaccination rate (27%) and the curve doesn't look that much different from the US's: https://www.google.com/search?q=bulgaria+covid

It does seem better, but can we know for sure to what this can be attributed? Usually places that had an easier time in 2020 got worse this year, and vice-versa, which makes sense...

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Re:A super-spreading event of Omicron amongst triple-vaccina... by Zigurd on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:48PM (#29706062)
The Economist tracks excess deaths, which is a more accurate measure of how deadly COVID is, especially in places with iffy stats.

Bulgaria looks like reporting is not reliable: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-...

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Re:A super-spreading event of Omicron amongst triple-vaccina... by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday December 27, 2021 @09:51AM (#29702894)
US vaccination rate is not great, and will be patchy (some places quite well vaccinated, some well below average).

A better comparison would be Bulgaria to Portugal.

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