We haven’t checked the numbers in awhile, so…
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Vaccinations
Close to Biden’s original goal of 70% of adults … almost 90% of seniors (over 65) … almost 40% of teenagers (just under 10 million).
Central question: What’s the upward limit in vaccine compliance?
WSJ: “With each day, as more Americans are vaccinated, an unvaccinated person’s likelihood of encountering the disease or spreading it goes down, as does his incentive to accept the risk of vaccination. ”
Especially given recent trends in Covid death rates…
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Covid-related deaths
The covid death rate continues to hover around 250 … roughly the in-season death rate associated with the flu … and down 66% from a month ago; down 66% from 3 months ago; and down 92% from the mid-January peak.
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Covid cases
The confirmed case count has turned up from its trough … roughly double what it was a month ago … worth closely watching, but not hair-on-fire time.
Keep in mind that the current rate is still down 66% from 3 months ago … and down 89% from the mid-January peak.
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Bottom line: Farther along than most people imagined possible, but not out of the woods yet…
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