COVID-19 Megathread 6: Return of the Omicron

[Crumpets]

Here's an updated map of counties that have fully vaccinated 70% of the eligible (12+) population. Counties in white don't have data, or don't release relevant data. (VT publishes only 1st dose data by county. ID only releases data for all citizens and all adults, but not 12+. Blaine County, ID is at 70+% for all citizens, so it can be assumed they have hit 70% of all eligible.)



And the same map for Puerto Rico by municipalities:

[emailking]

CDC endorses booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, says mix and match is fine

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed recommendations for booster doses for Moderna's and Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccines Thursday, allowing millions more Americans to begin getting booster shots.

Walensky also endorsed the mix-and-match approach to boosters, saying eligible people could choose whichever vaccine they wished as a booster.

The CDC re-aligned its recommendation for the existing recommendation for Pfizer boosters, placing Moderna's and Pfizer's boosters in the same category.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/health/acip-cdc-vaccine-boosters/index.html

[Bismarck]

Here's an updated map of counties that have fully vaccinated 70% of the eligible (12+) population. Counties in white don't have data, or don't release relevant data. (VT publishes only 1st dose data by county. ID only releases data for all citizens and all adults, but not 12+. Blaine County, ID is at 70+% for all citizens, so it can be assumed they have hit 70% of all eligible.)



And the same map for Puerto Rico by municipalities:

You can see the impact of state policy in the Cincy metro. Warren County Ohio is wealthier and more educated than those three Kentucky Counties yet has less vaccinated people.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

You can see the impact of state policy in the Cincy metro. Warren County Ohio is wealthier and more educated than those three Kentucky Counties yet has less vaccinated people.

I'm in one of those counties in Kentucky with a high vaccination rate.

The Ohio side of the river is more masky, but at least the Kentucky side believes in vaccines.

[Dr. Arch]

Here's an updated map of counties that have fully vaccinated 70% of the eligible (12+) population. Counties in white don't have data, or don't release relevant data. (VT publishes only 1st dose data by county. ID only releases data for all citizens and all adults, but not 12+. Blaine County, ID is at 70+% for all citizens, so it can be assumed they have hit 70% of all eligible.)



And the same map for Puerto Rico by municipalities:

Getting it done.

The U.S. could look a lot more like Puerto Rico, had vaccines not been politicized. It's a tale of two worlds.

[Crumpets]

You can see the impact of state policy in the Cincy metro. Warren County Ohio is wealthier and more educated than those three Kentucky Counties yet has less vaccinated people.

I'm in one of those counties in Kentucky with a high vaccination rate.

The Ohio side of the river is more masky, but at least the Kentucky side believes in vaccines.

Which is kind of ironic, because isn't that where the Creation Museum is?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Which is kind of ironic, because isn't that where the Creation Museum is?

Indeed. But it has been widely ridiculed.

[emailking]

Pfizer says its vaccine is 90.7% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 in children ages 5 to 11

In a new document posted ahead of a key meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisers, Pfizer says its vaccine is safe and 90.7% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 in children ages 5 to 11.

In the trial, which included around 2,000 children, there were three Covid-19 cases among the group that received the vaccine and 16 cases in the placebo group. In the trial, twice as many children received the vaccine as the placebo.

Pfizer/BioNTech are seeking FDA emergency use authorization of a two-dose regimen of their 10-microgram dose for children ages 5 to 11. The two doses would be administered three weeks apart.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/22/health/pfizer-kids-vaccine-efficacy/index.html

[Bandit3 the Worker]

If a person is vaccinated in a different county from where they live, which county is it counted under?

[GeorgiaModerate]

If a person is vaccinated in a different county from where they live, which county is it counted under?

I would assume the one where they were vaccinated, but that's an interesting question.

[Crumpets]

If a person is vaccinated in a different county from where they live, which county is it counted under?

I would assume the one where they were vaccinated, but that's an interesting question.

I was vaccinated in a different county from where I live (easier to get an appointment outside of King County), and I always suspected they counted me with the numbers for the county where I live because they asked me for my address when I got my vaccination appointment and the county vaccination trackers always use language like "number of residents vaccinated" rather than "number of patients" or something like that. I can't say for certain, though.

[chinsum]

Yeah, I heard about some counties in Florida getting 100 to 200% vaccination rates that way.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

Here's an updated map of counties that have fully vaccinated 70% of the eligible (12+) population. Counties in white don't have data, or don't release relevant data. (VT publishes only 1st dose data by county. ID only releases data for all citizens and all adults, but not 12+. Blaine County, ID is at 70+% for all citizens, so it can be assumed they have hit 70% of all eligible.)



And the same map for Puerto Rico by municipalities:

Good to see the Latinos in Puerto Rico, the RGV and Imperial County with high vaccination rates. I thought that they would be at the same level as rural whites.

[Drew]

If a person is vaccinated in a different county from where they live, which county is it counted under?

At least in WI, it traces back to your county of residence.  This was the answer that I remember reading, as many of us in Dane County went to other counties to get vaccinated.  Of course if you get it in another state, that can be hit or miss as to whether it registers or not.

[_.]

Here's an updated map of counties that have fully vaccinated 70% of the eligible (12+) population. Counties in white don't have data, or don't release relevant data. (VT publishes only 1st dose data by county. ID only releases data for all citizens and all adults, but not 12+. Blaine County, ID is at 70+% for all citizens, so it can be assumed they have hit 70% of all eligible.)



And the same map for Puerto Rico by municipalities:

It's really interesting seeing the places where wealthy suburbs score higher than neighboring cities, for example in DFW, Houston metro, Jacksonville metro, Detroit metro, Washington, D.C. metro, Kansas City metro, Milwaukee metro, Chicago metro, Philadelphia metro etc. etc. etc.

[It’s so Joever]

Here's an updated map of counties that have fully vaccinated 70% of the eligible (12+) population. Counties in white don't have data, or don't release relevant data. (VT publishes only 1st dose data by county. ID only releases data for all citizens and all adults, but not 12+. Blaine County, ID is at 70+% for all citizens, so it can be assumed they have hit 70% of all eligible.)



And the same map for Puerto Rico by municipalities:

It's really interesting seeing the places where wealthy suburbs score higher than neighboring cities, for example in DFW, Houston metro, Jacksonville metro, Detroit metro, Washington, D.C. metro, Kansas City metro, Milwaukee metro, Chicago metro, Philadelphia metro etc. etc. etc.

How did you forget the most obvious example: Indianapolis
It’s like half a donut, maybe a full donut in the future.

[Pericles]

How many counties have 90%+ of the eligible population vaccinated? Do any?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

How many counties have 90%+ of the eligible population vaccinated? Do any?

I read that in Montgomery County, Md., it was 99% or something.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

How many counties have 90%+ of the eligible population vaccinated? Do any?

I read that in Montgomery County, Md., it was 99% or something.

I grew up in Montgomery County, MD, and it would not surprise me at all if it had the highest vax rate in the country.  I read somewhere that Montgomery County also had the lowest smoking rate in the country (even lower than every county in Utah!).

Ironically, I now live in Montgomery County, Virginia…and it’s just not the same lol.

[GeorgiaModerate]

How many counties have 90%+ of the eligible population vaccinated? Do any?

I read that in Montgomery County, Md., it was 99% or something.

I grew up in Montgomery County, MD, and it would not surprise me at all if it had the highest vax rate in the country.  I read somewhere that Montgomery County also had the lowest smoking rate in the country (even lower than every county in Utah!).

Ironically, I now live in Montgomery County, Virginia…and it’s just not the same lol.

Kudos to Montgomery County MD, but why is it like that?  I'm not familiar with its demographics.

[Roll Roons]

How many counties have 90%+ of the eligible population vaccinated? Do any?

I read that in Montgomery County, Md., it was 99% or something.

I grew up in Montgomery County, MD, and it would not surprise me at all if it had the highest vax rate in the country.  I read somewhere that Montgomery County also had the lowest smoking rate in the country (even lower than every county in Utah!).

Ironically, I now live in Montgomery County, Virginia…and it’s just not the same lol.

Kudos to Montgomery County MD, but why is it like that?  I'm not familiar with its demographics.

It's a very affluent and educated county right next to DC. The NIH is actually based there and it's a hub for biotech research. Given all these factors, I'm not surprised at all about its vaccination rate being extremely high.

[It’s so Joever]

How many counties have 90%+ of the eligible population vaccinated? Do any?

I read that in Montgomery County, Md., it was 99% or something.

I grew up in Montgomery County, MD, and it would not surprise me at all if it had the highest vax rate in the country.  I read somewhere that Montgomery County also had the lowest smoking rate in the country (even lower than every county in Utah!).

Ironically, I now live in Montgomery County, Virginia…and it’s just not the same lol.

Kudos to Montgomery County MD, but why is it like that?  I'm not familiar with its demographics.

I live in Tenleytown, DC right now which is basically an extension of Montgomery County.
It’s super rich, super educated, pretty white (although it has a sizeable Asian population) and I’m pretty sure it’s the stereotypical ACELA image in pretty much every way. If you designed a fictitious county to have as high a vaccination rate as possible, it would look like Montgomery County.

[emailking]

it's 99.9% partially vaccinated as reported, and I just don't believe that at all or even 99%. I believe it's high or even the highest, sure.

[Meclazine for Israel]

They must be well vaccinated in Austin Texas because I didn't see any masks or social distancing during the Grand Prix.

107,000 people was nuts.

[Del Tachi]

If a person is vaccinated in a different county from where they live, which county is it counted under?

I would assume the one where they were vaccinated, but that's an interesting question.

All COVID statistics - new infections, deaths, vaccinations, etc. are reported based on the record's permanent address.  This is consistent across states and Federal reporting to omit any possible double-counting.  The conspiracy theory that Florida was systematically undercounting COVID infections/deaths originated from the observation that the state was (correctly) not counting snowbirds and non-residents in their totals.