The latter are often those who, in addition, have the highest number of hospitalizations, according to a compilation published monday speak Washington Post. The newspaper had engaged in a similar exercise three weeks ago, but could only extrapolate at that time on the risk of a fourth wave in the least vaccinated states, if the trend continued.
However, it continues, and rather than at the state level, it is even more apparent at the county level: the Post compared over a hundred counties with the lowest vaccination rates (less than 20% of their adult population) with over 700 that are on the other end of the spectrum (at least 40% of their residents vaccinated) .
If this reversed trend were to continue in the weeks to come, it could be interpreted as a harbinger of what will happen. at the International scale, as the more contagious variants spread to the less vaccinated countries.
But in the meantime, the problem with a single country is that the unvaccinated can develop an illusion of security, as they see restaurants and cinema reopen in the neighboring region. In addition, the job of health officials in the United States is complicated by the fact that the states today with the least immunization are often those with the highest proportion of people resistant to the vaccine — in some cases for political reasons.
The delta variant, which originated in India, accounted for 6% of new daily infections in the United States, dated June 8. The studies, still fragmentary, give a lower rate of effectiveness to the various vaccines after a single dose. It is this variant that has recently become dominant in Britain, with 60% of new infections. resulting in an overall rise in cases, which has led the government to be announced, June 14, that he delayed deconfinement scheduled for next week.
There is no comparative analysis, on the Canadian side, of vaccinated and unvaccinated, region by region. But the progression of the delta variant — originating in India — is worrying here too. Last Saturday, Calgary’s first warning signal, where an outbreak of the delta variant occurred at Foothills Medical Center: 16 patients and 6 staff tested positive. Only one of these people reported severe symptoms, but 11 of those 22 people had received both doses of their vaccine.
–
