"Vaccines shine in preventing deaths"

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) tweeted on Sat, Sep 25, 2021:

"The southern surge is slowing

And cases in some Northern states rising

So it is all seasonal? Are vaccines working?

Let's look at data

Today the 10 LEAST vaccinated states had

2X the cases
3X the hospitalizations
5X the deaths

compared to 10 most vaccinated states

Thread ->  https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1441968897981353984?s=03

A lot of folks have been arguing the summer surge was "seasonal" And now, the northern half of US poised to get hit And if you look at states with biggest outbreaks today Alaska, ID, WY, WV, MT, KY, ND Largely not in the deep south So should all northern states worry? 2/4 https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1441968899050909697

While we see cases rising in northern states There are two distinct patterns here: 1. States with low vax rates getting slammed, having to ration hospital beds 2. States with high vax rates rising slowly with lots of hospital capacity And the most interesting part? https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1441968900070125568

Widening gap in cases vs deaths! High vax states: 50% fewer cases per capita But 80% fewer deaths! Vaccines shine in preventing deaths So if you're worried about this fall More testing, masks will help But getting more folks vaccinated still key to avoiding bad surge End https://twitter.com/ashishkjha/status/1441968901068402688

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