A state like Illinois spiked in early November then declined as the weather got colder and people retreated indoors. Mass and NY peaked in mid January. Same with California when the weather outside is beautiful. Could holidays play a role? If this thing has a cycle I sure haven't been able to pick up on it. But it sure would be helpful to know.
it's far more reasonable than similar reports that date back to January but LA county does have quite a lot lower vaccination rate than the state of california as a whole. the fully vaxxed in LA county was only in the mid to upper 20's percentage wise a couple of months ago.
Yeah the task force has no legal power to put that in place.
That's unfortunate. I would have expected their vaccination numbers to be higher. I would like to see the metadata here. I would hope that they were able to get a good sample size based on population density in LA county. Also, I would like to know the percentage of participants who were already infected. A previous study showing chances of reinfection was 2.34 times higher in unvaccinated. These would be interesting comparisons.
I understand that. Just relaying what was said. I don't think it should be surprising that they are using this narrative, however.
definitely. it's a fantastic starting point to run comparison against the recent UK study.
Which is exactly why the data being collected and shared absolutely should have info on whether people had Covid before, whether they had documented antibodies, when, and any other relevant info to looking at the impact of natural immunity. I really try not to be paranoid, but not sharing that with all other info as we go makes me really question their logic and basis for policy making.
this is why i tend to follow the european studies a bit more. not perfect but more granular and none of the careful use of definitions to corner a result.
the UK is pretty deep into studying delta effects (and other variants of concern) now. there's a devil in their details that can be misconstrued. i'm generally fine with playing devil's advocate so long as the advocate grasps both sides of the fence and not solely the side they want to be on.
Yes, I believe numbers have been trending in that direction as data emerges - that immunity from infection is greater than immunity from vaccines, especially over time and given the delta variant. The problem, of course, is that this natural immunity from infection would require someone to be infected with the virus, and would also cause the possibility of variants to increase.
J&J and astrazeneca are comparable to each other (same type of vaccines using adenovirus) from most every study i have found, both a couple notches below the mRNA vaccines.
Nahh we good. That won't happen until the Renesas plant in Japan is back to supplying microchips at full capacity.
Yeah it's a damn shame. I've regretted voting for him ever since he started abusing his power. I'm fortunate I no longer live in a state where the person in power threatens those who don't follow his orders. Its un-American.
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What state doesn't threaten citizens, businesses or local officials who don't follow its orders?
I understand some, maybe most, people would be against this. But the tickets are already purchased, right? How would it effect LSU (or Tulane, or FSU or anyone else) now? You certainly wouldn't get a refund. Does LSU/FSU make that much money on gameday? Maybe more since you can now bring alcohol to your seats?
Heard LSU tickets had been selling for almost nothing after the announcement. Did not verify myself though.
The idea of drunk Cajuns — known for hurling bottles and other projectiles during the games — complying with rules is certainly ambitious!!
I recognize that, but that shouldn't makes us any less outraged. I've been outspoken (usually elsewhere, but now implications are with FSU) about political decisions I view as un-American on both sides of the aisle, and imo anyone with an ounce of patriotism in their blood should be too. The fact that someone is elected doesn't mean they shouldn't be held accountable. That more Floridians aren't outraged is extremely concerning, especially as it relates to many of us with our political party, and even more so as it could have a direct negative impact on education, including within this great institution that everyone here loves.
