Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by fbrncci on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:45AM
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Is Delta still dominant in the US? First time I am checking the US Covid stats in months, and it seems like both deaths and hospitalizations in the US are rising. The opposite is true for most of Europe, where omicron cases are rising exponentiallly, but deaths and hospitalizations are falling flat.
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Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by maxerickson on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:49AM
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Omicron is dominant.
Full vaccination is at about 65%, boosters are at about 25%, lower than much of Europe.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by floxy on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:47AM
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Percent of US Population
At least Fully
one dose Vaxed Boosted
Total 75.4% 63.3% 39.5%
Population ≥ 5 Years of Age 80.1% 67.3%
Population ≥ 12 Years of Age 85.3% 72.1%
Population ≥ 18 Years of Age 87.3% 73.8% 42.6%
Population ≥ 65 Years of Age 95% 88.2% 62.7%
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-...
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by maxerickson on Saturday January 22, 2022 @12:11PM
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They say 83 million boosters given, which is ~25% of the population. They seem to be using a different denominator for the boosted number there (I guess the number of people eligible for the booster).
It's reasonable to be measuring against eligibility when evaluating progress in administering boosters, but not being eligible for a booster doesn't really make someone less susceptible to infection, so it isn't the right thing to compare across countries.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by dmoo on Saturday January 22, 2022 @12:14PM
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For reference Ireland
• Fully vaccinated:
18+ years: 94.8%
12+ years: 92.8%
• Booster / immunocompromised:
18+ years: 67.1%
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by IAmGraydon on Saturday January 22, 2022 @08:58AM
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It’s definitely strange that there’s such a disparity, and I assume it’s because there are differences in what is considered a “Covid death” in the US vs elsewhere.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by christophilus on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:36AM
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There’s that, and American obesity / general lack of health. (Just a guess.)
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by IAmGraydon on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:09AM
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Maybe, but consider that 64% of adults in England are overweight. In the US it’s around 70%. Not that big of a difference.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by peteradio on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:42AM
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How deaths are counted really does matter. If we aren't accounting for the fact that many people are incidentally tested for Covid prior to their death of something else then that is going to be difficult to interpret in the middle of the Omicron wave.
Re:Ireland drops most Covid restrictions in wake of 'Omicron...
by rdedev on Saturday January 22, 2022 @09:26AM
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It might be better to look statewide for the US. I believe omicron is just getting started in some places. Cases in NJ are dipping down currently and my college is planning to open up by feb