by Calculated Risk on 12/01/2021 05:00:00 PM
AgoGoalPercent fully Vaccinated59.4%—>=70.0%1Fully Vaccinated (millions)197.4—>=2321New Cases per Day382,84694,368<=5,0002Hospitalized3?47,00444,061<=3,0002Deaths per Day3816990<=5021 Minimum to achieve “herd immunity” (estimated between 70% and 85%).
2my goals to stop daily posts,
37-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths
? Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
? Goal met.
IMPORTANT: For “herd immunity” most experts believe we need 70% to 85% of the total population fully vaccinated (or already had COVID). Note: COVID will probably stay endemic (at least for some time).
The following 19 states have between 50% and 59.9% fully vaccinated: Wisconsin at 59.6%, Nebraska, Iowa, Utah, Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Arizona, Nevada, South Dakota, North Carolina, Alaska, Ohio, Kentucky, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Missouri and Indiana at 50.6%.
Next up (total population, fully vaccinated according to CDC) are Georgia at 49.7%, Tennessee at 49.6%, Arkansas at 49.4%, Louisiana at 48.9% and North Dakota at 48.9%.
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This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of positive tests reported.